Mahindra Group to launch ‘second career’ programme for women wanting to return to workforceThe group has designed structured support policies including sensitisation of hiring and line managers, mentorship and upskilling initiativ...
India’s five big IT firms see net exit of 25,000 women in FY24The data analysis by staffing firm Xpheno revealed that five of India's top IT services companies - Infosys, TCS, Wipro, LTI Mindtree, and ...
Manufacturing majors bring more female engineers to male-dominated worldIn 2023, JSW group has nearly tripled the number of women engineers hired through gradate engineering trainee (GET) programme year on year....
Blue- & grey-collar job participation: Women taking a backseat in frontline crewThe percentage of women working in India's blue- and grey-collar workforce has increased just over one point in six years, according to dat...
Fewer working women made it to managerial & C-suite level in 2022, says reportOn the other hand, representation of women has been increasing at the entry-level.
Netizens are going gaga over Soundarya Rajinikanth’s latest picture featuring her ‘Veer papa’ and superstar dadSoundarya posted a picture of her son and superstar dad on her Instagram account.
Budget gives push for women’s participation in the workforce“Coming close on the heels of vaccine roll out which will ensure a quick return to normal economic activity, as also combined with the grea...
Tier 2 and 3 cities will be the post-Covid hubs of gender diverse hiring: Saundarya RajeshIndia’s women’s labour force participation is at an all-time low of 21%, down from 25%, due to the increase in the number of jobs lost by w...
Women in India Inc: 19% in 2016, 26% nowThe report is based on data from across 353 companies that employ more than 10 lakh women.
Myntra recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in IndiaMyntra has been recognized for its work culture, policies for recruitment, retention and advancement, flexible work and added benefits prov...
'SMEs attracting women with offers of greater flexibility'Small organisations are more flexible when it comes to employing women and not choosy about a particular educational background or experien...
Zensar Technologies looking to double proportion of women in middle management to 50% in four yearsThe company’s women executive board (WEB) is focused on identifying and raising women leaders from within existing associates.
Flipkart offers attractive maternity package to retain women employees, plans to pay 50% of day care chargesThe online retailer announced that it will now offer six months paid leave plus four months of flexible working option with pay to mothers.
Five ways to talk gender equality at the workplaceStereotyping of women is another important aspect to be addressed as part of gender equality conversations, says PwC’s Singh.
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A recent TimesJobs survey points to the myth of work-life balance in Indian organisations, HR experts beg to differ.
- ERA to introduce course for recruitment agencies
The Executive Recruiters Association (ERA), which comprises over 100 leading recruitment firms, is all set to introduce a diploma course fo...
- Part-time perm careers for eves
Avtar Career Creators is currently handling a project to hire over 100 women employees for a large MNC.