The Women in India’s Startup Ecosystem Report (WISER), released by non-profit organisation ACT in partnership with McKinsey and The Udaiti ...

After the Covid pandemic, India has experienced a significant surge in the number of unicorns, many of which have plans to launch their ini...

India’s female workforce participation is among the worst in South Asia at 24%. Surprisingly, the startup ecosystem isn’t doing much better...

The glass ceiling between corporate management bodies and boardrooms is still perfectly impenetrable, and salary inequalities remain; howev...

ACT Grants hopes its grants for companies creating an impact will act as seed capital and catalyse further investments in education, health...

The study evaluated 60 companies from the Indian ecosystem, comprising global capability centres (GCCs), technology service providers, star...

Lack of women in venture capital has become a status quo and therefore isn't being addressed as a problem altogether.

Gender diversity, of course, remains one of the key concerns, but that is not just in hiring more women, say startup executives

Gender diversity, of course, remains one of the key concerns, but that is not just in hiring more women, say startup executives.

Staffing firm TeamLease notes that the gender diversity, which was at 5% two years ago, is set to improve from the current 10% to 20% by 20...

The higher presence of women in startups is the result of trying to find the best person for the job, said company founders and recruiters.

Myntra and Paytm and other new-age companies like Urban Ladder, Go-Jek, Jugnoo and ShopClues are also putting in place various initiatives ...

Inclusion and diversity (based on gender, race, age, experience and so on) are considered the 'not-so-essential' aspects of the starting ye...

"Startups are prone to instability and constant changes, especially in their formative years,” said FabFurnish cofounder Ankita Dabas.

Arguments in favour of gender diversity aren’t just about providing equal opportunities, but as much about the need to capitalise on the bi...

Myntra, Ola, Quikr, Freshdesk and several others have long ignored the need to achieve gender diversity at the top.

The fund, called Intel Diversity Fund, will invest in startups run by women and underrepresented minorities.