African Proverb of the Day: 'If you educate a man you educate one individual...'-Life lessons on education, empowerment, equality, and why educating women transforms entire generationsAn ancient African proverb powerfully illustrates how educating women profoundly impacts entire families and future generations. This wisdo...
27 May, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
And the Best Female Oscar goes to...Autumn Durald Arkapaw has etched her name in the annals of cinema by clinching the 2026 Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Her landmark...
16 Mar, 2026, 11.29 PM IST
India struggles with limited effectiveness of its gender responsive budgeting: UN ReportA new report presented at the UN Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment in Bangkok highlights that India's Gender Responsive Budgeting...
20 Nov, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Orissa High Court says surrogate mothers also entitled to maternity leaveThe Orissa High Court ruled that surrogate mothers deserve equal maternity leave, emphasizing initial caregiving's importance for child dev...
05 Jul, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
Melinda Gates explains why she left Gates Foundation. Set to launch charitable organization for gender equalityMelinda Gates will be starting her charitable organization focusing on gender equality. She had earlier decided to step down from the Bill ...
28 May, 2024, 11.41 PM IST
India should vigorously pursue G20 agenda: Commonwealth Gen-SecyCommonwealth General-Secretary Patricia Scotland has urged India to prioritize gender parity and inclusive approaches in its pursuit of the...
02 Sep, 2023, 03.43 PM IST
'Climate ninjas' overlooked as little finance reaches womenAeloi Technologies allows impact investors to provide small loans in the form of digital tokens to women-run micro-businesses such as elect...
10 Mar, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
Why the world needs more female fund managersAWE Funds founder says women investors invest in a higher number of women impacting businesses.
03 Mar, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
With 44% women in the boardroom, Diageo tops gender equality listThe beverage giant has attained its feat in UK.
03 Oct, 2019, 07.59 AM IST
Indian-origin Anita Bhatia appointed as UN-Women's deputy executive directorBhatia holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Calcutta University, a Master of Arts in Political Science from Yale University and a Juris...
31 May, 2019, 10.56 AM IST
ET Women’s Forum: Eliminating workplace discrimination leads to increased labour productivity, says Marianne HagenNorway’s deputy minister for foreign affairs said that quality education is also crucial.
11 Feb, 2019, 12.41 PM IST
There’s a long way to go in bridging gender gap in India: Henriette Kolb of IFCIndia can add 68 million women to the non-farm sector in one decade if policy makers, private sector and others focus on closing gender gap...
18 Apr, 2017, 01.37 AM IST
CREDAI launches first all women masons batch in ChhattisgarhTargeted at boosting gender equality, the move aims at transforming the lives of women who are employed at construction sites.
08 Mar, 2017, 04.27 PM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon commends vibrancy of India's democracyBan Ki-moon commended vibrancy of India's democracy and emphasised the "important role" played by the country's parliament in protecting wo...
01 Sep, 2015, 10.15 AM IST
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.
31 Aug, 2015, 07.56 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to visit New YorkSumitra Mahajan will be visiting New York to attend the tenth annual meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament.
27 Aug, 2015, 10.14 PM IST
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Most women working in the financial sector feel overlooked, underpaid and under-represented at executive level, even if they have chosen no...
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