Women Leaders

Few women in India hold CFA charter; amid social pressures, lack of parity

Country's share of women completing exam for chartered financial analyst is 13%

International Women's Day 2023: Theme, Whatsapp safety features, much more

DigitALL, technology for gender equality will be the theme for this year's event

Venkaiah Naidu stresses importance of women in politics, decision-making

Naidu asserted that it is crucial because, in order to fully empower women, we must also offer them access to financial resources

US deploys diplomacy professionals to mentor women-led Indian ventures

The United States is deploying its public diplomacy professionals to mentor women-led, early-stage ventures in India, a top American diplomat has said. In her address to the US-India Alliance Shatter Summit, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said when women succeed, inclusiveness increases and discrimination declines and when women thrive, communities are stronger and economies are more resilient. We are deploying our public diplomacy professionals to mentor women-led, early-stage ventures in India from an idea on the back of a napkin to a fully-functioning business, Sherman said. Women are critical for rapid and sustainable growth in India and everywhere. Indeed, before the pandemic, one study estimated that gender parity could add USD 770 billion to India's GDP by 2025, Sherman said. We are helping equip female entrepreneurs, in India and South Asia, with the digital skills needed to compete in the 21st century. And we are supporting women disproportionately impacted by ...

Women leaders: A way to IPO success?

Indian society may be more advanced than we think it is

19 state legislatures have less than 10% women lawmakers: Govt data

Women representation in parliament and most state legislatures across the country is below 15 per cent with 19 of state assemblies having less than 10 per cent women lawmakers, according to a government data. The state legislatures which have more than 10 per cent women lawmakers are Bihar (10.70), Chhattisgarh (14.44), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (12.35), Punjab (11.11), Rajasthan (12), Uttarakhand (11.43), Uttar Pradesh (11.66), West Bengal (13.70) and Delhi (11.43). According to the data presented by Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha on December 9, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have less than 10 per cent women legislators. In the recently held Gujarat assembly elections, 8.2 per cent of the elected representatives are women, whereas, in Himachal Pradesh, only one woman has been elected this time. According to the data, the share of women MPs

India is catching up but the road is still long, say women leaders

For most women chief executive officers (CEOs) in India, the real job begins after overcoming this one big additional hurdle - to be accepted as the leader

Elaben Bhatt: Prominent Gandhian, founder of SEWA passes away aged 89

Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Ela founded SEWA in 1972, which has over 2 million self-employed women as members across 18 states in India

Why women in leadership roles are quitting at faster rate than ever

For every woman at the director level who gets promoted, two female directors are choosing to leave their company, according to a new McKinsey & Co. and LeanIn.org report

WFH to hybrid model: Women workforce gets an inclusive push from India Inc

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that a flexible workplace can be utilised to increase women's labour force participation

Why so few women at senior levels in banks?

Lack of sponsorship has been cited as the biggest reason for women not reaching the corner office

TMS Ep226: Q1 numbers, Neha Narkhede, markets, recession

What do Q1 numbers tell us about the Indian economy? Who is Neha Narkhede? How are the markets placed ahead of RBI policy? What is a recession? All answers here

Who is Neha Narkhede?

Pune girl Neha Narkhede (38) has joined the ranks of India's wealthiest women. Narkhede is ranked eighth on the Leading Wealthy Women 2021 list compiled by research firm Hurun. Find out more about her

Women leaders find favour, but not votes in India, say Pew survey

Only a quarter of Indians say that men generally make better political leaders than women.

Women reluctant to join company boards, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The remarks come even as the statutes mandate top 1,000 companies to have at least one independent woman director.

'Priyanka effect,' says Cong as BJP highlights women leaders in UP campaign

With the BJP taking to the streets with a team of women leaders, at least three of whom joined the saffron party in recent times, the Congress termed it Priyanka effect and a face-saving exercise

Ladies Who Lead raises seed funding from Akasa Air co-founder Aditya Ghosh

Platform for India's top and emerging women leaders appoints him as Chief Mentor

An Initiative for Women Changemakers by Dr. Varun Gupta launches today!

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From Anupriya Patel to Bharati Pawar, meet newly inducted women ministers

In the 7 July Cabinet reshuffle, seven women ministers were inducted

Youth shaping climate change response with innovative thinking: Indra Nooyi

Encouraging the younger generation to take charge, Pepsico's former CEO Indra Nooyi has said the youths have begun to shape the response to climate change innovative thinking and appetite for risk