Avtar Gets Listed in Asia Pacific Steward Leadership 25 Listing, 2022
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Chandrayaan 3: ISRO’s rocket women are role models for women in STEM
The successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 at the moon’s South Pole on August 23 became a moment of pride for every Indian. The feat is monumental for space and women’s workforce, especially in STEM. From Dr Ritu Karidhal, who is the mission director of India’s lunar odyssey to Kalpana K, deputy director of the project,
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Boosting gender diversity in pharma: Second career hiring a powerful solution
The pharma sector, which had a low representation of women, is taking strides towards gender diversity and inclusion. While several efforts are being taken, second-career hiring is a powerful solution for improving women’s representation in the sector. A recent report by Mercer has indicated that of the 49.5 million-strong workforce in the sector, only 11% are
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SC Handbook: Words and phrases stereotyping women get substitutes
The judiciary in India has addressed the stereotype-promoting language with a handbook suggesting words as replacements for judges and legal community. The 30-page booklet aims to assist judges and the legal community in identifying, understanding and combating stereotypes about women to enable the transformative project of law and constitution. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud
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More women in IT sector, talent doubles in a decade
The tech sector in India added over a million women to its workforce in the last 10 years. State Governments, the IT industry, and academia have been lauded for the rise as the number doubles. According to news reports, IT employed 9 lakh women or 30% of the 3 million directly employed in the sector
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Committee to recommend steps to improve gender diversity in aviation
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently lauded India’s strides in the field of aviation with the highest number of women pilots, in his Independence Day speech, the sector is determined to do more. A four-member committee set up by Civil Aviation regulator DGCA will provide suggestions for achieving gender equality in the aviation sector in
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IIT-D sensitizing campus to be safe space for LGBTQ+ students
While the IITs are going global in recent times, the campuses of the premier institution in India have been seeing a lot of action on the diversity front. According to news reports, IIT- Delhi is making its portals a safe space for LGBTQIA+ students. The efforts are being taken by a collective called Indradhanu on
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‘730 days of CCL for female, single male govt employees’
Female government servants and single male government servants appointed to the civil services and in posts connected with affairs of the Union could avail up to 730 days of child care leave for taking care of two eldest surviving children up to the age of 18, the Centre has said. These can be availed of
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Leavism: The trend of taking time off to complete work
This sounds right and normal to some of us. Taking time off work to spend it completing pending tasks in one go! The tactic helps enable a fresh mind and slate to begin the new set of tasks or the tasks moved to the back burner to prioritize the list of urgent deliverables. What is
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OMG it’s Friday. Productivity dips the most this day: Study
A new research on productivity levels has proven what we have known thus far! Fridays are the worst days as most errors were reported on this day in the afternoons. The research by Texas A&M University tracked the computers of 789 in-office workers at an energy company for two years. The study measured typing speed,
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