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She is an ex-techie who entered industry with no support, lost movies to star kids. Later, won a National Award. Kriti Sanon calls out pay disparity in BollywoodKriti Sanon recently opened up about the struggles she faced in Bollywood, including unequal pay, losing roles to star kids and dealing wit...
Childcare emerges as key HR focus under Social Security CodeIndia Inc is boosting childcare support as the Social Security Code nears. Nearly 60% of companies have increased budgets for crèches and d...
Budget 2025 needs to pull off a big growth trick for the untapped half of its firepowerIndia Budget: India faces significant economic losses due to low female workforce participation despite making incremental efforts. Budget ...
Gender budgeting share in total expenditure rises to 6.8% from 4.5% in 2014, up 18.9% in FY25 (YoY): RBIIndia has successfully implemented gender budgeting policies over the past 20 years, increasing the gender budget share to 6.8% of total ex...
How Indian companies are becoming more childcare-friendly for employeesIndian companies are enhancing childcare benefits for employees. Daycare benefit plans are increasingly common. Companies are providing fin...
We need to ensure equal rights to daughters, not Beti Bachao: Congress criticises govt on 'women safety' normsCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the Modi government for lacking efforts in ensuring women's safety. He emphasized the need...
Budget 2024: Women entrepreneurs call for increase in social support, women workforce participationExperts await the upcoming budget with hopes of better social support for women to encourage participation in the workforce and improve the...
India’s G20 Presidency: Why it is an opportunity to showcase women-led developmentThe G20 Presidency provides India the right platform to showcase its efforts towards the social upliftment of women.
Niti unit pitches for gender Budgeting actDMEO, which is an attached office under the NITI Aayog, has called for incentivising women participation in all training and capacity build...
In 2021, Election Commission to push for absentee vote, digi-ID, new service rulesLinkage of the Aadhaar number with voter ID, allowing voter registration as soon as a person turns 18 years, ensuring gender-neutral voting...
Budget wishlist: 'Extended maternity benefit, easy loan schemes to shepreneurs can drive economic growth'Measures to ensure the safety of women should be introduced.
Women Inc wants FM Sitharaman to increase Budget allocation for women, put 2019 reforms into actionNahar Group's Manju Yagnik and Dr Aparajita Gogoi of C3 shared their Budget expectations for this year.
Budget 2019: Neerja Birla, Prakriti Poddar's wishlist includes better infrastructure, access to mental health expertsIndustry captains share their hopes from the NDA 2.0's first Budget for the sector.
Budget 2016: To really transform India, focus on women firstMarkers like allocations for women’s ministries and Gender Budget Statement (GBS) can help assess the gender responsiveness of this Budget.
India Inc begins audits for equal payAlthough men and women start off at the same salary level, a gap emerges over time, a report reveals how 12 years into their careers, women...
Punjab "fake" encounters, paddy scam in Bihar raised in Lok SabhaBJP member Kirti Azad alleged a Rs 40,000 crore scam in paddy procurement in Bihar and demanded an inquiry into it to bring the guilty to b...
India calls for more participation by women in parliamentary committeesIndia has called on the parliaments across the world to ensure more participation by women in parliamentary committees.
- Average woman's share of Budget Rs 1,200 per year
According to the gender budgeting statement analysis by CBGA, per capita allocation increased from Rs 410 in 2007-2008 to Rs 1,000 in 2009-...
- Revised national policy on street vendors soon
The 'National Policy on Street Vendors' is being revised to enable street vendors carry out their trade without harassment by various autho...
- Budget-making puts focus on woman power
The annual Budget-making season has been formally started by the government, with gender budgeting becoming a big issue for the first time....