Here’s your wrap of news for the week gone by: The NCW has sought a time-bound investigation into the reported gang rape of a Covid-19 patient at a private hospital in Patna. In a statement, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said it is concerned about the crime against women taking place in hospitals during the pandemic. The 45-year-old Covid infected woman was reportedly gang raped by three employees of a private hospital in Patna and died on Wednesday. The news of KK Shailaja, former health minister of Kerala being left out of the State’s new cabinet sent shock waves across social media on Tuesday. KK Shailaja has received national and international recognition for her handling of the Nipah virus three years ago, and more recent handling of the Covid pandemic last year. Ms. Shailaja’s resounding victory at the Assembly elections by a whopping margin of nearly 61,000 votes also underlines her popularity in the state. Soon after the news of the new cabinet rolled out #ShailajaTeacher was one of the top trends on Twitter. A new Deloitte study, “Women@Work”, states that Indian women are working in worse conditions than their global counterparts. A survey of 5,000 women across ten nations, 500 of whom were from India, finds that not only are women in India more overworked and stressed, they may be on the verge of dropping out from the workforce. The Deloitte study finds that productivity has worsened for most women, work-life balance has completely gone for a toss. Vaccination for people who have contracted Covid-19 would be deferred by three months from the date of their recovery, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday, as it accepted recommendations of a national expert group. The expert group has also recommended that Covid-19 vaccination should be encouraged for all lactating women. However, further deliberations are on whether pregnant women should be vaccinated or not. The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted protection to a live-in couple. Justice Sudhir Mittal held that adults have the right to choose their own partners, and families should not intervene in that decision against the person’s will. The petitioners approached the court after the family of one individuals involved disagreed with the relationship and reportedly threatened physical harm. Justice Mittal argued that such relationships are not prohibited by law and therefore protection must be granted. ----------------------------------------------------- Follow Feminism In India: Website: https://www.feminisminindia.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/feminisminindia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/feminisminindia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feminismini... Telegram: https://t.me/feminisminindia Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cjuLbv