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India's rank on Global Gender Gap Index unchanged at 131; Iceland retains top spotIndia remains at 131st on the Global Gender Gap Index 2026. Progress towards gender parity stands at 64.5 percent, below the global average...- 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...
- 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...
- Bridging the skills gap: How rural youth can power India’s MSME growth storyIndia’s next MSME growth wave could come from the country’s vast rural talent pool—but only if skilling moves beyond certificates to genuin...
- 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...
- In 1955, a forgotten NASA pioneer began work that helped reach the edge of the Solar System — how Annie Easley’s journey from NACA to the iconic Cassini mission is inspiring America once againMost people know the names behind the Moon landing. Few know Annie Easley. Yet her work helped shape America's space future. She joined NAC...
- From losing father at 11 to Siachen: The story of Captain Shiva Chauhan, the first woman army officer deployed at the world's highest battlefieldCaptain Shiva Chauhan made history as the first woman Army officer deployed on Siachen Glacier. She achieved this after rigorous training a...
- India-UK FTA comes into force: Industry hails ‘landmark moment’ for bilateral tradeThe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between India and the UK is now active. This pact aims to significantly boost bilateral trad...
- Quote of the Day by Katherine Johnson: 'Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men' celebrates women empowerment, talks about uplift of fairer sexKatherine Johnson’s quote of the day is a powerful statement about equality, talent, and creativity. It reminds us that ability is not dete...
- India's engineering workforce faces a widening AI-confidence-capability gap: StudyA new study reveals a major AI confidence-capability gap among India's engineers. While many feel ready for AI roles, few possess deep prac...
- Leading the clean energy transition: How women are pioneering change in the sectorThe roundtable hosted by ETEnergyworld and PIL highlighted the significant gender gap in India's energy and infrastructure sectors, despite...
- How apprenticeships can serve as a vital vehicle to address low women labor participation in IndiaIndia's apprenticeships signal shifting gender attitudes, with progress in compensation parity and inclusivity efforts. Addressing systemic...
- International Women's Day 2024: Here are easy essay and speech ideas for studentsInternational Women's Day 2024: Explore the significance of International Women's Day 2024 through essay and speech ideas for students. Top...
- Kalaari MD Vani Kola talks about breaking glass ceilings in STEM, pays tribute to India's 1st female engineer Ayyalasomayajula LalithaOn National Engineers’ Day, Kalaari Capital MD Vani Kola took to LinkedIn, to share the myriad challenges of being a woman in a male-domina...
- Students of Kerala college hold 'laptop protest' against moral policingA few second year students from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum decided to clap back at moral policing. They came up with a cheeky p...
- Capgemini's Sakhi Drishtikon program aims to bring women from economically weak backgrounds in rural India into mainstream workforceThe firm allows women employees across grades, roles and skills to benefit from its gender diversity programs.
- 'STEM is a viable career for women, they should be given the right tools to create a gender-equal world'Selina Yuan said female executives make up 34% of Alibaba Cloud's total workforce.
- E-commerce platform Fynd counters gender gap, pays women 10% moreThe idea was born when the 130-employee startup saw that while it had an overall 40% representation of women, it was only 4-6% in the engin...
- Policies must back women's participation in workforce: IvankaShe was speaking at a session on innovation in workforce development on the second day of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) here.
- Steel majors floored by iron ladiesMore & more women breaking the glass ceiling in steel industry.
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