Page 18 - Women Empowerment
Entry of women in mosques: SC seeks Centre's reply by November 5
The Supreme Court on Friday claimed that such restriction was "unconstitutional" and violative of fundamental rights to life, equality and gender justice
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Bengaluru's first midwife-based birth centre makes a case for choice
A birthing centre in Bengaluru is helping women make informed decisions about their pregnancy, right down to choosing how they have their baby
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Women must come out of their 'comfort zones', says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The FM said it was her experience as the commerce and defence minister in the previous term of the Modi government, and now as the finance minister, that women do not come forward to stake claim
 "Women must come out of their 'comfort zones', says FM Nirmala Sitharaman")
Packing a punch: A 27-year-old is empowering women by teaching martial arts
Abhishek Yadav holds a Limca World record for training 5,700 girls in self-defence techniques in Kunda, Pratapgarh, and Uttar Pradesh
Innovative Indian ideas can help leap-frog women's empowerment: UN official
Anita Bhatia, the newly-appointed Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, stressed that India is a 'crucible of innovation' that can really serve other parts of the developing world
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'She Shines' aims to inspire 2 lakh women with its 2019 edition
The highlight of the event will be veteran Bollywood actress, Kamlesh Gill, who shall be inaugurating the session along with other key women
Explained: What has changed for India's women between 2005 and 2015?
From just around 15 per cent women having a bank account in 2005-06, this number has grown dramatically to 53 per cent in 2015-16
 "Explained: What has changed for India's women between 2005 and 2015?")
How Asian firms cracked the code to attract, retain high-ranking women
More than three-quarters of large organizations globally are looking to add more women to their upper echelons
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The other side of empowerment
While for the Hindu girls, it is an acquired skill to help them earn a living, for the Muslim girls, embroidery is a way of life
Women are now active agents of change
We are moving from a women-centric to women-led development paradigm
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Know why women empowerment in India could still be a distant dream
Only a fifth of women who are working, decide on their own where to spend their earnings
 "Know why women empowerment in India could still be a distant dream")
India's growing affluence does not promise its women more rights, safety
With a score of 0.58, India was ranked 131 among 153 nations, 27 places below its rank measured by per capita income
 "India's growing affluence does not promise its women more rights, safety")
Centre to weave women-specific narrative by 2019
BJP's win in the UP Assembly polls has emboldened the top leadership to pursue a pro-woman agenda
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McDonald's, Pizza Hut & KFC are empowering Indian women; here's how
The increasingly female face of a new Indian workforce shines at suburban Delhi's Mall of India
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Women have to be empowered-not just educated-to end son preference
At 914, India's child sex ratio is at its lowest since 1951
 "Women have to be empowered-not just educated-to end son preference")
