Ashwini Deshpande
Economist who heads the Economics Department at Ashoka University, specializing in development, gender, and labour economics, providing data-driven analysis of parental leave policy.
Best podcasts with Ashwini Deshpande
Ranked by the Snipd community
Mar 26, 2026 • 34min
In Focus-Parley | Should men get paternity leave in India?
Professor Ashwini Deshpande, an economist focused on gender and labour, and Sanjoy Ghose, a senior Supreme Court advocate in labour law, debate paternity leave. They discuss why paternity leave matters for children and how caregiving norms limit women’s work. They examine legal protections, risks of discrimination, international models, and practical design and implementation challenges for India.
