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PM Modi’s Ujjwala at 10 marks shift from access to empowerment, says education minister Dharmendra PradhanTen years on, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has provided clean cooking fuel to over 10 crore women. This initiative has significantly i...
Quote of the day by Sheryl Sandberg on marriage: 'The most important career choice you'll make is who you marry. I have an awesome husband, and we're 50/50'Sheryl Sandberg, former Meta COO, significantly shaped the tech giant's success and championed women's empowerment. Her influential quote e...
Women hold just 17% of board seats in Indian banks: StudyIndian banks show a gender imbalance with women holding just 17% of board seats. While regulations mandate female directors, their influenc...
C-suite, not quite gender neutral: Why India Inc can’t afford to ignore women leadersIndia's business world is at a critical juncture, as the shortage of female leadership continues to inflict economic strain. This disparity...
Govt to celebrate 10 years of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao with nationwide eventsThe government will host weeks-long celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative, beginning January 22. ...
Shaktikanta Das suggests a new playbook to set right a long-standing job market imbalance in IndiaDas emphasised the financial sector's role in bridging the gender gap by providing more employment opportunities for women and creating tai...
In depth: How can India's women-led startups beat gender funding gap?W hen Indian businesswoman Aditi Bhutia Madan recalls her childhood in Darjeeling, she remembers pine forests, Himalayan sunrises and her g...
Encouraging Participation of Women In STEM
An unequal music: Only half of women in developing world feel free to make decisions about contraception, says reportFrom abortion services to virginity tests, women are forced to give up control over their bodies.
Gender games: Too many men, too little changeSebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India) made it compulsory for companies to have at least one independent woman director on the board...
Women a step closer to breaking glass ceiling in politicsIn the world’s second most-populous nation, with a skewed sex ratio of 933 females per 1000 males - female representation in politics has b...
Gender pay gap high in India: Men get paid Rs 242 every hour, women earn Rs 46 lessIndian women earn 19 per cent less than men, a survey said.
ET Women's Forum: Gender imbalance in boardrooms isn't deliberate, India must wipe out unconscious biasesGetting more women on boards in India remains only a trickle-down effect.
SRK, Salman Khan & Akshay Kumar feature in the Forbes list of the world's highest-paid celebrities of 2017SRK ranked 65th on the list, with earnings of $38 million, tied with singer and actress Jennifer Lopez.
- Demonetisation has caused inconvenience at all levels: activist Ela Bhatt
Speaking at an event after releasing books on "Empowerment of home-based workers in India", "Innovative interventions to promote gender jus...
Need more women on boards? Hire a female CEO“Women CEOs show an enlightened attitude to boards and promoters. A greater gender diversity at board level is a desirable outcome for comp...
In India, 80% of women don’t have bank accounts: UNDP reportAs per the report released by the UNDP on Monday, the Human Development Index (HDI) rank of Bangladesh and Pakistan was 142 and 147, respec...
Forced hiring by India Inc ensures women at the top; companies compromising competenceTop headhunters said there have been instances where cos have held back resumes from male candidates to meet their quota to hire women.
- Women hold just 5 pc board positions in BSE-100 firms: Survey
Portraying the stark gender imbalance in top corporate rungs, a study has found that women hold barely 5 per cent of board positions in the...
- Women CEOs: India Inc beats US hands down
Gender imbalances continue to prevail in corporate world but situation is better in our country. Teen CEOs | Meet Gen Y CEOs | India Inc's ...