Page 16 - Women Empowerment
Let us collectively resolve to promote gender justice: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind extended his greetings on the occasion of International Women's Day and urged all people to take a resolve to promote gender justice and eliminate gender inequality.
 "Let us collectively resolve to promote gender justice: President Kovind")
India takes pride in accomplishments of women, says PM Modi on Women's Day
On the occasion of International Women's Day, PM Modi said it is his government's honour to be getting the opportunity to work towards furthering women empowerment across a wide range of sectors
 "India takes pride in accomplishments of women, says PM Modi on Women's Day")
In a first, LetsVenture rolls out women-only angel network in India
According to reports, India has about 10,000 angel investors and only a per cent of these are women.
 "In a first, LetsVenture rolls out women-only angel network in India")
Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row, shows data
However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies
 "Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row, shows data")
Time for women to play a proactive role in managing their family's finances
March 8 will be celebrated as International Women's Day. On this occasion, we've got three highly accomplished women from the corporate world to offer advice to their younger counterparts
 "Time for women to play a proactive role in managing their family's finances")
Nita Ambani launches social media platform Her Circle for women
The platform is aimed at empowering women
 "Nita Ambani launches social media platform Her Circle for women")
Covid-19 prompts women to take ownership of money, invest more: Survey
A greater number of women in India are taking ownership of their money and investing more as compared to 2020
Women's economic empowerment vital to tackle gender inequality: Biocon head
Economic empowerment of women is extremely important to bridge the gap of gender inequality,US-India Business Council Vice Chair and Biocon Executive Chair Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Thursday. Speaking at a virtual event on 'Expanding the US-India Partnership: Promoting Gender Diversity at Work', she said gender inequality starts with the skewed distribution that women face when it comes to the distribution of assets or inheritance or workplace employment or representation in socio-political institutions. "Economic empowerment is what will bridge the gap of gender inequality. I think economic empowerment of the women is extremely important," Mazumdar-Shaw said. Even in the corporate world, there is a lot of tokenism in everything we do, she said. Of the top 100 BSE companies in India, 91 have only one woman director, which means it is just sort of ticking a box. Moreover, when they want to find a woman for the board, it is the same group of women they are looking at. The canvas ha
 "Women's economic empowerment vital to tackle gender inequality: Biocon head")
Indian male in his habitat
Book review of Patriarchy and the Pangolin: A Field Guide to Indian Men and Other Species
 "Indian male in his habitat")
A feminist renunciation
Book review of Why I am Not a Hindu Woman
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Best of BS Opinion, The myth of women empowerment, Budget 2021, and more
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinions
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WFH: The myth of women's empowerment
The assumption that WFH can dramatically alter the gender dynamics in the Indian workplace is misplaced
 "WFH: The myth of women's empowerment")
As biz takes a hit, the pandemic is pushing women out of jobs in UP
Even before the pandemic, women's participation in India's workforce was low due to social and cultural reason
 "As biz takes a hit, the pandemic is pushing women out of jobs in UP")
An economist's feminist journey
Book review of The Brass Notebook
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Whose gender bias is it, anyway?
Book review of How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back
 "Whose gender bias is it, anyway?")
Microsoft, NSDC collaborate to empower women in India with digital skills
Microsoft said it has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to impart digital skills to more than 100,000 underserved women in India over the next 10 months
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Modi invokes goddess Durga, reaffirms commitment to women's empowerment
Noting that Goddess Durga was worshipped as a symbol of 'Shakti' (strength), Modi said his government was consistently working for the empowerment of women
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PM Modi invokes Durga to reaffirm commitment to women's empowerment
Invoking Goddess Durga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reaffirmed his government's irrevocable commitment to women's empowerment.
 "PM Modi invokes Durga to reaffirm commitment to women's empowerment")
Respecting women as important as revering a goddess: Rahul
The Congress leader highlighted the need to respect women in today's world
 "Respecting women as important as revering a goddess: Rahul")
Package to Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh to empower 1 million women: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a series of tweets has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on two key Cabinet decisions taken on Wednesday
 "Package to Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh to empower 1 million women: Amit Shah")
