Odisha Media Award to be conferred on Feb 2
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Media Award (OMA) is an attempt by a group of journalists and development activists committed to the people of Odisha. The primary […]
Gender
India cannot become the third largest economy by bypassing women workers
In a 2012 document on gender diversity in India’s workforce, Catalyst, a non-profit with a mission to expand opportunities for women and business, predicted that […]
India cricket team wear mother’s names on jerseys to support gender equality
Indian Cricketers on Saturday sported their mothers’ names on their jerseys to applaud their role in shaping their careers in a campaign to change attitudes […]
India to have 1 billion mobile users by 2020: GSMA
The number of 4G connections is forecast to grow rapidly, growing from just three million at the end of 2015 to 280 million by 2020. […]
India jumps 21 positions to rank 87 in WEF’s global gender gap
NEW DELHI: India has substantially improved its rank in the Global Gender Gap index — moving from 108th to 87th position within a year, according […]
GSMA Announces Additional Commitments from Indian Operators to Reduce Mobile Gender Gap by 2020
NEW DELHI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At the GSMA Mobile 360 – India conference, the GSMA announced a further three signatories to the Connected Women Commitment Initiative, which focuses […]
“50% Indian women drop out of the corporate employment pipeline between junior and mid-levels”
Shachi Irde, Executive Director, Catalyst India tells Business Today why it is imperative that corporations should build a system of checks and balances that support […]
One out of four financially excluded women across the world is an Indian: Study
New Delhi/Mumbai: The number of financially excluded women in India fell by 20% between 2014 and 2015, helped by the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri […]
Young India Social Innovation Summit 2016 concludes
Bhubaneswar; Sept 30,2016: While the world is abuzz with entrepreneurship and its role for societal development, we cannot deny the role of social innovation in […]
‘Gender sensitisation a must before firms employ transpeople’
When Diana* joined a multinational firm, spending a day in office was an ordeal not because of the workload but due to the nervous glances […]