Each year, we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th to recognize women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements and to call for gender equality. The goal is to raise awareness about the need to end gender-based violence, promote women’s leadership, celebrate their contributions, and advocate for women homeownership economic empowerment. Of course, discussions about
The NDA govt led by PM Narendra Modi raised the legal age for marriage to 21 for women in India. Child marriage is an age-old tradition causing hindrance for women across the country. As per NFHS-5 2019-2021, 14.7% of women under 18 are married in urban areas. At the same time, 27% belonged in the
The govt of Tripura agreed to reserve 33% of any state jobs for all women. The reservation also includes higher educational institutions. Furthermore, women will get a 3% interest waiver on loans taking admission in Institutions of National Importance. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced several women-oriented initiatives on Women’s day 2022. Moreover, according to
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences – a proverb that clearly seems to be written for someone like Aayushi Lyngwa, a successful Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) scheduled tribe scholar from Aizawl, Mizoram. A member of a tribal community-based
Dr. Alka Mittal joined state-owned ONGC as a graduate trainee in 1985. Being the first woman to head ONGC as Chairperson & MD, Dr. Alka Mittal welcomed the New Year’s with a bang. Who is Alka Mittal? Dr. Alka Mittal is a Doctorate holder in Commerce and Business Studies and is a postgraduate in Economics,
The survey has been conducted with the women app users of the online platform which talks about how intimacy as a factor has started empowering women in India. 1. Percentage of women looking for relationships online/dating apps Working Professionals: 73%Housewives: 24%Students: 3% On Gleeden the top 10 professions for women: Housewife Engineer Consultant Computer engineer Artist Administrative
“Learn more to earn more is the mantra for all the budding entrepreneurs” quoted Mr C K Kumaravel, Founder, Naturals Beauty Salon. He along with his better half Mrs. K Veena shared their life experiences with the journey of the Naturals through the topic “From Caterpillar to a Butterfly: A Natural(s) Story” at the 20th
Throughout life, every woman plays several roles: caregiver, homemaker, employee, daughter, daughter-in-law, girlfriend, companion, and a variety of others. Attitudes, values, emotions, and experiences rule each of them. The majority of these relations come with a series of unreasonable desires and demands, which can be a huge challenge to bear and meet. Women somewhere also
My journey into entrepreneurship was led by art. I am an artist and I trained at NIFT Delhi. After my post graduation I did not take up a full-time job to work for someone else because I felt that would stifle my creativity. As a free-spirited artist I wanted to explore my own potential which
Feminism in India: Are Women Really Taking Advantage of It?
Feminism or the word feminist is nowadays getting more and more popularization. Feminism means giving equal opportunities to all genders, specially women. The goal of feminism is to challenge the systemic inequalities which women faces on a daily basis either in their own family or at their workplace. Feminism is to protect the rights of