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She worked for a tech giant but kept working on a backup plan. When layoffs came, her income never stoppedTejal Rives worked a full-time role at Amazon while building a résumé-writing and career coaching business with her husband on the side. Wh...
Why is my wife always angry? Psychology says it is not random — It’s a pattern most men missFemale anger, in particular, is frequently misunderstood because it can mask stress, unmet needs, or emotional overload. Understanding the ...
One gap narrows, another widensThe rise of Indian girls in academia is undeniably impressive, with an increasing number pursuing higher education. Yet, a troubling discon...
African proverb of the day: “If you educate a man, you educate one person. If you educate a woman, you educate a whole family” — A proverb that proves women hold the power of change and life lessons on education, empowerment, social impactThe African proverb of the day, “If you educate a man, you educate one person. If you educate a woman, you educate a whole family,” highlig...
Electronics sector sees women outpace men in employabilityThe staffing firm said women are highly sought because they demonstrate greater dexterity, consistency and process discipline. Employers al...
Focus on inclusion; representation will follow, says Balaji Sreenivasan, EVP-HR, Colgate-Palmolive IndiaCompanies focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for societal change and business benefits. Balaji Sreenivasan of Colgate-Palmoliv...
India Inc embraces gender-neutral parental leave policies for inclusive work environmentIndia Inc revamps parental leave policies to support changing family structures and foster inclusion. Companies like Colgate-Palmolive and ...
Volvo Group rolls out gender-neutral programme for new parents within workforceVolvo Group India has introduced a gender-neutral parental leave programme, which allows 26 weeks of leave for primary caregivers either pa...
Zeta rolls out slew of initiatives towards parental supportThe company is moving away from gender-based differentiation for parental leave and will instead look at the role of primary or secondary c...
Meesho introduces 30-week gender-neutral parental leave policyThe parental leave policy ensures non-discrimination irrespective of gender, sexual identity, marital status, or the circumstance of parent...
Around 1.2 lakh children in India lost a parent or grandparent to Covid in the pandemicWhile 25,500 children lost their mothers to Covid, nearly 90,751 lost their fathers.
Procter & Gamble introduces new inclusive parental leave policyNew policy to entitle all new parents including biological parents, domestic partners, adoptive parents, parents in same-sex couples to eig...
Work-from-home can boost women's participation in workforce: Arundhati BhattacharyaSpeaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2020, Bhattacharya said the COVID-19 pandemic has not only changed the perception of WFH not being effe...
Swiggy rolls out childcare and parenthood policy to benefit diverse workforceEmployees will receive benefits for adoption, fertility care and surrogacy, which include five days of leave in a calendar year in order to...
IT majors, banks take lead for adoptionAccenture joins a club of corporates such as Standard Chartered, Citibank, Barclays, Murugappa group and HCL who choose to give 22-28 weeks...
Gender bender: Deutsche India offers men 6-month childcare leaveThe main caregiver or the one who takes primary responsibility for care of his/her child during the bank's typical work hours is eligible f...
Netflix, Google, Facebook, and 13 other companies with extremely generous parental leave policiesEarlier this week, Netflix announced its parents can take off as much time as they want during the first year after their child's birth or ...