Post-Covid economic recovery can be driven by focusing on women. With home as the new workspace, female labour force participation and economic growth has been impacted in both positive and negative ways.

• Can the opportunity of remote working be realised while countering the increase in domestic care work?
• Can technology and the gig economy support women’s participation and professional leadership?
• What public policies do we need to ensure a more equitable workplace for women?
• How do we reconcile caretaking and professional development?

This discussion explores case studies from BRICS nations that can help seed ideas for women-led growth and examine the idea of having BRICS create a common framework for women-led growth.

Find the event report here.

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Speakers

Akshay Mathur, Director, Mumbai Centre; Head, Geo-Economics Studies Programme — ORF

Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

Joana Mostafa, Senior Researcher, Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil

Rituparna Chakraborty, Co-Founder and Executive VP, Teamlease, India

Sarah Mosoetsa, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, South Africa

Victoria Panova, Managing Director, Russian National Committee on BRICS Research, Russian W20 Representative, Russia

Yang Yujing, Associate Researcher, Women’s Studies Institute of China

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Moderator

Aditi Ratho, Associate Fellow, ORF