Page 11 - Women Empowerment

As years go by, the plot weakens for Indian women-centric cinema

The number of such movies has declined and their box office collection too

MGNREGS & PMJDY: States show positive correlation for women beneficiaries

Share of women in total bank deposits rises to over 20% in FY23

Cognizant appoints six women executives as senior vice-presidents

Sailaja Josyula promoted as SVP; she is also the company's centre head in Hyderabad

Welfare and politics: PM Modi makes 2024 poll pitch with four schemes

The schemes-Modi promotes them as examples of his commitment to the poor-address four distinct bands of voters: artisans, street vendors, women in rural households, and farmers

Only a glimpse, more to come: Prez Murmu on women getting top ranks in exam

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said the progress made by women in various sectors presents a glimpse of the change happening in India. Specifically referring to women bagging the four top ranks of the Union Civil Services examination this year, she said "daughters can perform better than boys if given equal opportunities". "I am extremely glad that in this year's civil services examination, our daughters made it to the top four ranks. This indicates that whenever equal opportunities are given, our daughters perform better than our boys," Murmu said during the second convocation of Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence (SSSUHE) at Muddenahalli in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura district. "This is a glimpse of the change happening in India and the golden future of our country," Murmu said. "Ye to trailer hai. Picture abhi baaki hai. (This is just a trailer. The main picture is yet to come out)," she quipped amidst a round of applause from the audience while uttering the ...

Women needed in boardrooms, needs mindset change: Arundhati Bhattacharya

The representation of women in corporate boardrooms needs to be "far more", and it will involve a change of mindsets, determined action and focus, Arundhati Bhattacharya, the top boss of Salesforce India and former Chairperson of SBI has said. Bhattacharya smashed the glass ceiling in 2013 when she became the first woman to lead State Bank of India (SBI) in the bank's over 200-year history. She retired from SBI in 2017 and went on to reinvent herself with a brand new career innings at the helm of cloud-based service provider Salesforce India in 2020, as Chairperson and CEO. Speaking with PTI, she said Indian businesses need to see digital transformation as a "must have" and not merely as something good to have. Organisations that have inefficient processes, data residing in silos and manual processes, or skill gaps will fall behind, unless they adopt tech and digital, she advocated. Every single sector - be it healthcare, automotive or manufacturing presents an opportunity for ...

Women's enrollment in finance, account courses increases by 25%: Study

Furthermore, the demand for finance and accounting courses experienced a substantial growth of 40% in 2022

Madhya Pradesh is emerging as a hotbed for start-ups led by women

Women entrepreneurs run 1,140 of the state's more than 2,600 registered start-ups, according to data shared by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) department

Govt provided 'Suvidha, Suraksha, Samman' to women in last 9 yrs: Minister

Union minister Jitendra Singh stated that schemes under the Modi govt have not only made life easier for women but also given them a sense of self-confidence and self-esteem

Women often unable to reach out to laws meant to protect them: Judge

Despite several laws having been promulgated in the country to protect rights of women, often they are unable to reach out and take benefit of that, claimed Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of Calcutta HC

Smashing the glass ceiling from the corner office

Asia has its share of successful women leaders, and the qualities they bring to the table aren't that different from those of men in leadership positions

Smriti Irani asks Credai to promote 1st generation female developers

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Monday asked realtors' body CREDAI to promote first-generation female real estate developers. Adddressing CREDAI Women and Youth Leadership Summit here, Irani also told builders to focus on affordability of real estate projects without compromising on the construction quality. "How many female developers you know of CREDAI or non-CREDAI. What are you doing as CREDAI to get more and more women developers into business who are first generation business leaders?" she sought to know from newly elected CREDAI-National President Boman Irani. "If you can in your tenure give the nation 100 new female developers....then you have a successful tenure," she told Boman Irani, who has been elected as CREDAI President for 2023-25 period. The minister asked CREDAI to promote and enable youngsters, including young women, to become first generation real estate developers. Speaking at the event, CREDAI President Boman Irani, shared organization's

Chhattisgarh govt taking various measures towards women empowerment

According to the India Index report 2020-21 released by NITI Aayog, Chhattisgarh ranks first in terms of gender equality

MSSC: 7.5% interest rate attractive but no tax benefit a dampener

However, this scheme for women offers no tax benefit and is subject to potential reinvestment risk

PM Modi urges women to enrol for Mahila Samman Saving Certificate

The MSSC scheme was announced in the 2023-24 Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and is a significant step towards financial inclusion and empowerment of women

Economic empowerment of women is of paramount concern: Meghalaya CM

Through the Self Help Group (SHG) movement, the government is ensuring that the women become financially independent, he said

Mahila Samman Savings Certificates: All you need to know about the scheme

There are no upper limits to the number of accounts. However, there is a cap on the maximum deposit limit. Additionally, there should be a gap of at least 3 months between opening of any two accounts

India contributes $500,000 to UN entity for women empowerment: Amb Kamboj

India has contributed USD 500,000 to the UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, on Monday handed over the cheque towards the Government of India's contribution to the core voluntary budget of UN Women.Ruchira Kamboj said in a tweet that India's model is one of women-led development with emphasis on entrepreneurship and STEM education."I was delighted to handover a voluntary contribution of USD 500,000 on behalf of #India to @UNWomen. India's model is one of women-led development with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, STEM education & grassroots women's leadership," she said.Sima Sami Bahous, Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women, received the cheque.Ruchira Kamboj reaffirmed the Indian government's steadfast commitment to the goals of gender equality, the empowerment of women and gender mainstreaming, as mentioned in the mandate of UN Women, ...

Women empowerment comes by education, political participation: SC

The bench noted that to evade an undertaking given to it, an ingenious method has been adopted regarding holding of the elections by repealing the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001

India rapidly moving towards women-led development: MoS Jardosh at W20 meet

Union Minister Darshana Jardosh on Friday said India is rapidly moving towards a women-led development and stressed that the country's G20 presidency can unite the world in pursuit of common goals and well-being for all. She was addressing a plenary session on grassroots leadership and entrepreneurship on the second and concluding day of the second Women 20 (W20) international meeting here. Sandhya Purecha, the Chair of W20 India, said the meeting was critical for ameliorating the gender divide and achieving the objective of gender equity. The panellists included Elvira Morasco, W20 Italy, who shared stories of successful entrepreneurial ventures founded by women in Italy that made a positive impact in their local community. Bharati Ghosh, a former UN official, said that grassroots leadership is very significant by virtue of its origin at the grassroots. Virginia Littlejohn, Founder of Quantum Leaps, Co-Head of W20 US Delegation, suggested creating a Women Entrepreneurs Finance Co