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Advertisers push inclusion cart on Women's Day but is it just tokenism?

Women's Day (March 8) saw brands across categories put their best gender-aware or 'woke' message forward. But in the clutter, the message is getting diluted.

Bomb blast survivor to Kashmir's Arifa: 7 women who took over PM's Twitter

Prime Minister Modi said that he is signing off from his social media accounts as seven women achievers will share their life journeys under #SheInspiresUs campaign

ICC Women's T20 WC final: AUS wins record 5th title, beats IND by 85 runs

Opting to bat, Australia rode on blistering half-centuries by openers Alyssa Healy (75) and Beth Mooney (78 not out) to post 184 for four

Modi 'signs off', hands over social media accounts to 7 'women achievers'

The first to tweet from the PM's Twitter handle was Sneha Mohandoss, founder of Food Bank India

ICC Women's T20 WC: Ahead of IND vs AUS final, Katy Perry meets Team India

Perry, who is expecting her first child with fiance and Hollywood actod Orland Bloom, will on Sunday perform two songs to get the final underway followed by a one-hour post-match concert.

Hard-sell on Women's Day

The anniversary has become a commercialised event

Modi not quitting social media; 'inspiring women' to use accounts on Mar 8

PM Modi appealed to women to share their inspiring stories with the hashtag #SheInspiresUs

FinMin says govt policies have large number of women beneficiaries

As on Feb 17, 2020, more than 81 per cent account holders under Stand Up India Scheme are women

'Inspiring women' to take over PM Modi's social media accounts on Sunday

On Monday night, the PM said he was "thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube" this Sunday, setting the internet abuzz

Tinder pledges up to $1mn in free in-app ads for women entrepreneurs

The firm is inviting applications from companies where at least 50 per cent of the founding team are women or identify as women

Women's day: PM Modi to interact with Nari Shakti awardees on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with "Nari Shakti" awardees and his Twitter account will be handled by women achievers to mark International Women's Day on Sunday, the Prime Minister's Office has said. The interaction will take place after President Ram Nath Kovind gives away the "Nari Shakti" awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday morning. "Prime Minister's Twitter account would be handled by women achievers tomorrow on the occasion of International Women's Day," the statement said on Saturday. The "Nari Shakti" awards are given annually to individuals, groups, institutions in recognition of their exceptional work towards the cause of women empowerment, especially for vulnerable and marginalised women. Modi had on Tuesday said he would be handing over his accounts on various social media platforms to women who inspire. "This Women's Day (March 8), I will give away my social media accounts to women whose life & work inspire us. This will help them ignite motivation

International Women's Day: India Inc vows to promote gender diversity

From financial services to manufacturing firms, corporate leaders are taking steps to ensure diversity and inclusiveness

Here's what Finance Ministry claims about women and social schemes

Micro Save Consulting says 65% of women either did not have access to formal financial services

Women in India Inc: Representation remains poor despite regulatory push

Currently, about 43 companies in the top 500 are yet to appoint women independent directors

Podcast: How organisations are promoting International Women's Day

National carrier Air India will be flying 12 international flights as well as 40-plus domestic flights with an all-women crew on Women's Day

'I matter': Google Doodle celebrates Women's Day 2019 with these 13 quotes

Here are the 13 inspirational quotes that Google Doodle put on International Women's Day 2019

Women as borrowers

Finance needs to find female-targeted products

All women crew to fly 12 international, 40 domestic Air India flights today

Women-led cockpit and cabin crew will be operating both wide and narrow-body aircraft in its fleet to all corners of the world

Gender pay gap in India down by only 1% in 2018, says monster survey

In the manufacturing sector, men earn 24% more than women

Budget outlays for women-oriented schemes never crossed 6% in BJP's tenure

In two years - 2010-11 and 2011-12 - it crossed 6%