Page 19 - Women Empowerment

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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