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...
17 Oct, 2025, 11.42 PM IST
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. ...
21 Jan, 2025, 07.14 PM IST
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...
05 Sep, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
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...
28 Jun, 2023, 08.37 AM IST
Encouraging Participation of Women In STEM08 Mar, 2022, 06.35 PM IST
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.
14 Apr, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
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...
25 Jan, 2020, 08.01 AM IST
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...
27 Mar, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
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.
07 Mar, 2019, 10.55 PM IST
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.
11 Feb, 2019, 12.45 PM IST
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.
13 Jun, 2017, 10.48 AM IST
- 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...
22 Dec, 2016, 11.50 PM IST
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...
07 Jul, 2016, 04.20 AM IST
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...
15 Dec, 2015, 12.20 PM IST
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.
12 Oct, 2012, 04.13 PM IST
- 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...
17 Sep, 2010, 10.58 PM IST
- 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 ...
13 Dec, 2009, 02.48 PM IST