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Rajasthan self-help groups help low-income women with farming, dairy

Women are also being involved in honey production, making solar energy equipment, online marketing, and training to make digital videos

Women make progress but higher education has gender balance problem still

IIM Raipur admits more women than men in its PG course but top engineering and management institutes need more diversity

Delhi govt to bear 50% cost to train women as commercial drivers: Official

To provide employment opportunities to women in the public transportation sector, the Delhi govt on Monday announced that it will bear 50 per cent of the cost to train them as commercial drivers

New Zealand Cricket to pay men, women equally: Where does India stand?

Top-grade international male cricketers get Rs 7 crore annual salary; women get Rs 50 lakh

Telangana govt targets Rs 3,700 crore credit flow to women SHGs in FY23

Over the last eight years, Rs 14,756.85 crore to the SHGs for setting up businesses such as kirana shops, laundry, poultry farms and bakeries, official release said.

India transitioned from women's development to women-led development: Modi

PM Modi on Monday addressed a G7 summit session on food security and gender equality during which he emphasised that India's approach had transitioned from women's development to women-led development

Female CEOs' pay rose 26% in 2021 to $15.8 million, but ranks still small

Pay packages for the women who run S&P 500 companies jumped in 2021 as the economy recovered and stock prices and profits soared. Median pay for the women occupying the corner office rose to nearly $16 million, according to the annual survey done by Equilar for The Associated Press. Still, experts say there's much more to be done to improve gender diversity in the corporate ranks and close the pay gap between men and women. Jane Stevenson, vice chair, Board & CEO Services at organisational consulting firm Korn Ferry said while it is good that women CEO's pay rose, there is still a lot to be done. I think the danger is to look at those cases of CEOs making more their peers and see a message about the pay gap being closed it's not, she said. Of the 340 CEOs in the latest survey of S&P 500 companies, 18 were women, up from 16 in 2020. Profits for S&P 500 companies rose roughly 50% and the index gained about 27%. Because the bulk of a CEO's compensation is tied to such ...

Edtech major Byju's introduces period leaves for staff, trainees

This new policy is a significant step in prioritising employees' happiness, work-life integration, flexibility, and workplace sensitivity, a statement said.

BJP will name presidential candidate with an eye on 2024 General Elections

BJP sources said that the party might nominate either an OBC or a woman for the post of President or go for a woman OBC candidate

Canada condemns Taliban's decision to oblige Afghan women to wear burqa

Taliban on Saturday issued a decree ordering the Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public places, adding that if violated a male member of the family will be imprisoned for three days

As men fear vasectomy, onus of family planning falls on Indian women

India's latest health data show that nearly 38% of women have undergone sterilisation but only 0.3% of men have had vasectomies

Flipkart launches rural area- and women-focused Flipkart Foundation

Aims to positively impact 20 million lives directly and indirectly over the next decade

Term insurance necessity for women, add critical illness cover: Experts

Most insurance experts concur that women don't buy term insurance - one policy that can provide adequate protection - in large enough numbers

Amazon scales up efforts to increase its women workforce in India

Putts spotlight on women staff, associates, partners who have fought societal, cultural, disability and economic barriers and are also redefining role of a woman in fast-paced e-commerce sector

Cricket Ireland announces 1.5 mn euro investment in women's game

Cricket Ireland on Thursday announced that it will invest 1.5m euro in the women's game in the country.

Women investors have Rs 4.5 trillion of mutual fund AUM, says CAMS

Report sats 5.9 million women investors hold 14 million folios and assets under management of Rs 4.5 trillion

Women-run tiny businesses offer $11.4bn scope for fin institutions: IFC

These enterprises face numerous challenges, including inadequate access to capital, technology and information, and infrastructure gaps, says IMF study

Women capable of transforming society by their strength: Rahul Gandhi

Extending greetings on the occasion of International Women's Day, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that women are capable of transforming society by their wisdom

Working from home in coronavirus pandemic is a breeze, but for men

According to a New Zealand study, which found that while most people liked working from home during the pandemic, women still did the lion's share of the housework and childcare

Women managers: India lags major regional peers, ESG scores risk impact

Other countries also have higher gender diversity on company boards, says BofA Securities report