Page 17 - Women Empowerment

Women and power-sharing: Only a few in positions of political clout

Whether reservation for women in Parliament is the right tool for empowerment is a debatable issu

Trio of women lawyers push for change in India's creaking legal corridors

The three women represent a visible change in the country's legal landscape but they are also reminders of how much more needs to change in this nation of 1.3 billion

Rs 6,790 cr released for women through YSR Cheyutha scheme: Andhra minister

Andhra Pradesh minister said that Rs 6,790 crore have been released for the YSR Cheyutha scheme, under which women are given Rs 18,750 cash for handholding for their business needs

India Inc's succession plan is seeing a gender shift, albeit slowly

Women leaders, succession planners and lawyers say doors in family businesses are opening but a stronger push is needed

Women of Wall Street ask 'Who's Next' after Citi picks Jane Fraser as CEO

As congratulations rolled in across Wall Street for its newest boss, diversity advocates said the financial industry has a lot more to do to reach gender equality, pay equity

Citigroup names Jane Fraser as first female CEO of major global bank

Fraser will succeed Mike Corbat, who is retiring in February after more than eight years in the top job, the New York-based bank said in a statement

India can't progress unless women are given equal opportunities: Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asserted that India cannot make progress unless women are given equal opportunities in all spheres, including the political arena.

India's sex ratio at birth improves; Delhi the worst-performing state

Latest data shows improvement after four consecutive years of decline

A post-quarantine baby boom: Why reproductive health will be a concern

Public health researchers fear that the real impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown on India's demographics will become apparent only after nine months

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

Hard-sell on Women's Day

The anniversary has become a commercialised event

More action than noise on Women's Day?

The PM's clarion call acted as a starter gun for various governmental agencies, galvanising them to action

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

A safer woman pools her car even with men; changing trends in commute

60% women riders see carpooling as a relatively safer option than public transport, subject to who their co-passengers are

There's a 250-year wait for the economic gender gap to close: WEF report

The economic gender gap will take 257 years to close, the WEF said, even more than the 202 years it predicted in 2018

Rape as a tamasha

In India, rape as an issue remains hostage to social and political contestations that ricochet between high-profile righteous indignation and spurious Bollywood-style anguish

My favourite campaign is Nike's Dream Crazier: The Glitch's Pooja Jauhari

The campaign challenges the portrayal of women as emotional beings incapable of taking tough decisions