Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
3. In the process of migration driven by Covid, the impact of migration on women is different from that on men. Analyse. (250 words)
Reference: Hindustan Times
Why the question:
The article presents to us the impact of Covid pandemic on women migrants.
Key Demand of the question:
Explain in what way the impact of migration on women is different from that on men.
Directive:
Analyze – When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with brief understanding of the question.
Body:
With the surge in Covid-19 across the country, there are reports, yet again, of migrant workers being left with little choice but to go back to their villages.
In the process of migration driven by Covid, the impact of migration on women is different from that on men. Discuss about the unequal gender impact and the major problems faced by women migrant workers.
Highlight the problems of women migrant workers during the pandemic.
Suggest steps to protect their rights. Identify steps to protect the rights of migrant women workers such as incorporating a rights-based approach in the government’s draft National Policy on Migrant Workers, acting on the advisory issued by the National Commission for Women, addressing the structural and other challenges, etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
