8 AUGUST2023INFOCUSINFOCUSIn honor of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the first ever women's police station has started its operations in the Union Territory of Ladakh, calling it a significant step towards women's empowerment and ensuring their safety.S D Singh Jamwal, the additional director general of police in Ladakh, officially inaugurated the police station that will handle Crimea, particularly against women. It will be a police station that will provide 24/7 safety and security to women. It will also serve as a resource center, offering advice and counseling to women in difficult circumstances.S D Singh Jamwal also emphasized the value of women's empowerment and their active involvement in law enforcement after officially inaugurating the police station.According to the Ladakh Police Chief, this will be an important step towards building a more diverse and safe society which will assist women to approach the police with the confidence to be treated sensitively and quickly.It is indeed a historic development to address the issues and difficulties that women face in the region. It aims to provide a more safe and supportive environment for females in society by handling cases related to domestic violence, women's rights, harassment, and gender-specific cases.A group of skilled and committed female police officers has been staffed at the police station who are well prepared to handle the cases involving women. The goal of the women's police station is to promote mutual respect and cooperation between the women of Kargil and the police. KARGIL'S FIRST-EVER FEMALE POLICE STATION INAUGURATED BY LADAKH DGP JAMWALACCORDING TO MCKINSEY, FEMALE WORKERS ARE MORE AFFECTED BY AI THAN MENThe research division of management consultants McKinsey & Co. mentioned that a wave of automation and artificial intelligence could replace almost a third of the hours worked across the US economy is more of a concern for women than for men. They analyzed the trends in the US labor market through the year 2030.It was determined that women are 1.5 times more likely to change their jobs than men which is a reason of disproportionation into their lower payments and are also negatively affected by the automation. As the demand for food and production workers decreases, Black's and Hispanics will also suffer.According to the report, by the end of 2030, at least 12 million US workers will need to switch their jobs. Due to that turnover, millions of jobs will disrupt.As said by the Institute director Kweilin Ellingurd, low waged workers will be the most affected due to this and they will have to change their jobs most frequently, also the majority of them will be required to gain additional skills to do so successfully.With the spread of generative artificial intelligence like OpenAI's ChatGPT, white-collar workers all be mostly affected, as per the report. However, it was also mentioned that changes in jobs and how those are performed will be changed rather than eliminating a number of positions. According to Michael Chui, an institute partner, it can change almost every job role.The report says that 3.5 million jobs could be lost as a result of the US's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with workers who are employed in the oil and gas industries will be suffered the most.In this statement, McKinsey mentioned the profits of renewable energy, primarily through capital investments in new plants which will tune about 700,000 jobs.The government increased the investment made in infrastructure which results in the need for construction workers who are already in shortage of supplies. It states that a 12 percent increase will be seen in construction jobs between 2022 and 2030.The US productivity and prosperity could significantly increase if the job reshuffling in the coming years is handled properly. The report also predicts that an eventual increase in the annual productivity growth to 3-4 percent is now around one percent which was "pretty optimistic".
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