Page 11 - Women
Letter to BS: Global trends paint a grim picture on women leadership
The reality is that they continue to be discouraged from assuming leadership roles
 "Letter to BS: Global trends paint a grim picture on women leadership")
What are the factors that decide women's progress at workplaces in India?
Factors that work best for Indian women are different from those that work best for women globally
 "What are the factors that decide women's progress at workplaces in India?")
Women shouldn't think of themselves as second-class citizens: Indra Nooyi
Nooyi, 64, was on Sunday inducted into the prestigious National Portrait Gallery along with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Frances Arnold, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Earth, Wind and Fire.
 "Women shouldn't think of themselves as second-class citizens: Indra Nooyi")
What women want
Zeenath Zahara's second piece, 'College girls and our glamour boys!', stung men in particular
 "What women want")
Climate change might be a greater threat to women, but data absent
Natural disasters, which are expected to increase due to climate change, also render women and girls vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, particularly in contexts of pre-existing economically
 "Climate change might be a greater threat to women, but data absent")
Finding her voice
For years women's voices in art and culture that challenged social mores and moral codes were silenced. A few artistes are making them mainstream again
Time poverty: Unpaid work keeps Indian women out of jobs, disempowered
Women in low-income households are also more driven to find paid work than women in higher income households where not working can be a marker of social status, as per the report
 "Time poverty: Unpaid work keeps Indian women out of jobs, disempowered")
Political risks to rate cut, what India's women economists predict for 2019
Slower growth and benign inflation will boost chances of back-to-back interest rate cuts by the RBI in April
 "Political risks to rate cut, what India's women economists predict for 2019")
Lady with the shopping bag
Discerning nine eye-catching silhouettes of the modern Indian woman
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Better roads, less corruption: Why electing a woman MLA makes more sense
While the study found about 10% of women legislators had pending charges, this was about 32% for men
 "Better roads, less corruption: Why electing a woman MLA makes more sense")
Men's looks matter more than women admit, says study
Both daughters and mothers rated attractive and moderately attractive men as more desirable
 "Men's looks matter more than women admit, says study")
64% women satisfied with their workplaces in metro cities
However, a majority of women said the govt should come out with more policies for women empowerment
 "64% women satisfied with their workplaces in metro cities")
Making some blank noise
An organisation is working for freedom from fear and restrictions for women, writes Geetanjali Krishna
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A gender enabler
Digital is helping build a winning proposition for both women and the organisations they work for
 "A gender enabler")
Women allowed to enter Maharashtra's Trimbakeshwar temple
This sigificant development came after women were permitted entry to the Shani Shingnapur temple on April 8.
 "Women allowed to enter Maharashtra's Trimbakeshwar temple")
No woman director in 56 NSE-listed companies
The companies included Tata Power, Alstom India, state-run ONGC and GAIL, among others
 "No woman director in 56 NSE-listed companies")
Women representation on company boards rises in India: Study
The study also said that India's corporate boards without women has decreased from 44% in 2013 to 29% in 2014
 "Women representation on company boards rises in India: Study")
Committed to ensure safe environment for women, girls: Rajnath
He said that the government is sensitive to the problem of crimes against women.
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