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What is Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM)

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Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Women After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Or auxiliary nurse hybrids commonly known as ANM, is a village-level female health worker in India who is known as the first contact person between the community and the health services.
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COVID-19 and Its Impact on Women in the Labour Market
Astika Sharma (Doordarshan, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, India)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3799-5.ch003
Abstract
In order to understand the paradigmatic changes taking place, study the impact, and identify future opportunities or struggles for achieving gender equality, this chapter looks at how women position themselves in the labour market and also looks at the gender divide that exists within the structure of the labour market. Considering the challenges and possibilities that lie ahead in the changing dynamics of the economy due to COVID-19 pandemic, the chapter gives an analysis of the labour market in India highlighting the inequalities in Indian society perpetuating inequality in the labour market. The chapter views the labour market of India through a gendered lens.
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