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Women cross 50% mark in four key industries, but C-suite representation lags: ReportWomen accounted for more than half of the workforce in healthcare, education, consumer services, and the government and public sector by Ju...- Who was Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha? Meet India's first woman engineer who broke gender barriers in a male-dominated fieldIn 1943, Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha shattered societal norms by becoming India's first woman engineer. Overcoming personal loss, she delved i...
- Reframe 2026 by Breakthrough puts gender norms at the centre of India’s workforce conversationBreakthrough’s three-day summit in New Delhi brought together 70+ speakers and 400+ attendees to explore what it will take for women to ent...
- Not just in legislature, rare to see women in corner offices of PSUs tooWomen account for less than 10% of employees in India’s central public sector enterprises, with representation particularly weak in supervi...
- Bill Gates ex-wife Melinda French Gates donated $10M to Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Festival. Who gets the money?Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival raised $10 million for organisations supporting women and girls, with Melinda French...
- AVPN Global Conference 2026 opens in Delhi, calls for Asia-led solutions and coordinated capitalThe AVPN Global Conference 2026 has officially kicked off in New Delhi, marking a first for the city. With participation from around two th...
- In 1953, South Korea emerged from war with 60–70% living in extreme poverty. 71 years later, life expectancy reached 83.7 years with highest education levels anywhere in the planetSouth Korea transformed from extreme poverty after the war to a highly educated nation. Life expectancy significantly increased, reaching a...
- Women's public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, children: StudyChinese state media increasingly emphasises women's domestic roles, a shift from earlier public sphere portrayals. This change coincides wi...
- Quote of the day by Serena Williams: “The success of every woman should be the...” — Timeless life lessons by the 23-time Grand Slam champion on courage, confidence, kindness, humility, resilience, leadership, success, and why lifting others up can be one of life’s greatest victoriesQuote of the day by Serena Williams: The famous quote by Serena Williams highlights the transformational power of mutual support, urging wo...
- Quote of the day by Kofi Annan: 'More countries have understood that women's equality is...' Life lessons from inspiring quote on societal growth, inclusivity, leadership and holistic visionQuote of the day by Kofi Annan highlights the connection between women's equality and national development. The statement explains that soc...
- Quote of the Day by Beyoncé Knowles: 'Make sure you have your own life before becoming someone's wife' – Meaning and life lessonGlobal music icon Beyonce Knowles's quote emphasizes building an independent life before marriage. This timeless advice encourages self-gro...
- Why is gender pay disparity still a problem in movie industry? Samantha Ruth Prabhu shares her experienceSamantha Ruth Prabhu has openly addressed the gender pay disparity in the film industry, sharing her personal experiences of being paid les...
- DGCA issues advisory on gender equality, aims to increase women representation in India's aviation sector by 25%India's aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), issued an advisory circular on Wednesday focusing on gender equal...
- Bill Gates lauds India's "unique effort" for women's empowerment with new allianceThe Alliance for Global Good – Gender Equity and Equality – is supported by the Gates Foundation, and anchored by the CII Centre for Women ...
- India Inc lauds establishment of gender equity Alliance at WEFIndian industry lauds government for establishing 'Alliance for Global Good- Gender Equity and Equality', a purposeful initiative supported...
- Women's day off: Massive women's strike in Iceland targets gender pay gap and violenceTens of thousands of women and non-binary individuals in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir, are organizing a historic s...
- View: Digital gender equality strives to connect half the world to the internetMore than 50% of women in the workforce are self-employed. Ecommerce lowers barriers to entry for these entrepreneurs and enables greater m...
- Times Internet achieves 100% gender pay equality, confirms independent audit by AonThe results showed that there is no gap between female and male employees with respect to pay, rewards, and promotions at the company.
- L’Oréal India, the first company in India to receive EDGE gender equality certificationL’Oréal India has become India’s first and only company to receive the Economic Dividends for Gender Equality certification (EDGE).
- Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar named UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador for South AsiaFarhan Akhtar will serve as an advocate for UN Women's newly-launched HeForShe initiative in advocating for gender equality and women's emp...
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