Household is where the heart is: What India’s smaller families tell us about big economic changesIndian households are shrinking. Families now have fewer members. More households have multiple earners. But income inequality persists. Wo...
18 Jun, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
Women hold just 1 in 5 blue-collar jobs, shows surveyWomen in India's blue-collar workforce represent only 20% of jobs, despite 73% of employers hiring them in 2024. Sectors such as retail and...
13 Mar, 2025, 02.44 PM IST
We expect improved FMCG demand in coming quarters: Pawan Agrawal, MaricoStability in inflation, healthy monsoon and the government’s rural boost are expected to fuel a consumption recovery across urban and rural...
17 Sep, 2024, 11.17 AM IST
Forging a new path: ET Women Ahead shines spotlight on the most successful women in India IncThe final list of 29 – selected from an initial list of 115 female leaders from corporate India – are the names to keenly watch for in the ...
12 Oct, 2023, 01.24 AM IST
P&G commits digital upskilling to 5 lakh women from lesser privileged communities in next 3 yearsBesides P&G India will partner with over 50 educational institutes, including undergraduate colleges and post-graduate universities across ...
03 May, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
Why FMCG companies have few women in leadership rolesFast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) is a sector that caters significantly to women consumers. Most of its advertising is targeted at them--re...
18 Mar, 2023, 01.11 AM IST
Only 1 in 10 women in India Inc rises to leadership position: StudyTop companies like Bharti Airtel, Vedanta, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Siemens, Genpact and Tech Mahindra are taking more steps to increas...
28 Feb, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
Adaptive Leadership is the need of the hour: Dr. Santanu Sen to ETILCWhether in politics or business, leaders have had to foresee future needs and trends, communicate a plan of action after building consensus...
25 May, 2022, 12.52 PM IST
The India Inc report card on gender diversityTop sectors that have the highest percentage of women employees are ITES, software products and services, retail, and professional services...
08 Mar, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
From mining to manufacturing, companies boost gender diversityIndia Inc has quietly progressed on the gender diversity front in spite of the pandemic. Engineering firm ABB, Hindustan Zinc (HZL), Sun Li...
30 Nov, 2020, 10.32 AM IST
India Inc to rope in more women for top rolesOne-fourth of the searches the firm conducted in the last 3-4 months reveals a strong preference for women candidates for leadership posts ...
25 May, 2018, 12.13 PM IST
Growing presence of women in India’s MBA institutesCompanies are become increasingly aware of the unique skillsets that women bring to the table and a large number of female professionals ar...
04 Apr, 2017, 01.41 AM IST
Companies like HUL, Gits, Mydentist hiring more women to work in factoriesThe participation of women workers in factories and the manufacturing process may not have gone beyond 10 per cent overall.
20 Jul, 2015, 11.40 AM IST
New company law gives a big push to gender diversity at workplaceThe new company law mandates women on boards, while companies hire more women across hierarchies. But there’s still a long distance to cove...
24 Dec, 2013, 04.28 AM IST
CEOs have affairs but cos love to hide them; more women in senior roles may change mattersCos are worried about their reputation. So even in extreme cases, the boss is allowed to quietly quit and no song and dance is made about i...
28 May, 2013, 06.47 AM IST
- Women executives flying high in Indian liquor industry; Diageo, Pernod Ricard case in point
The world's largest drinks company, Diageo, has uncorked a bouquet of women to run its Indian operations following a quiet organizational r...
20 Feb, 2012, 05.04 AM IST
- Durables marketers dump technology, talk consumer needs
Arvind Uppal spoke with ET on host of issues facing the consumer durables industry and how he plans to make Whirlpool a household brand of ...
11 Apr, 2007, 03.14 AM IST