While several countries have witnessed a plummeting women’s workforce participation following COVID, Saudi Arabia has registered an opposite trend. A report released by the Small and Medium Enterprises Authority, also known as Monsha’at, has revealed that women’s workforce participation in the country has gone up to 33.6 % in the first quarter of 2022 when […]
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Batting for flexible working and work-from-home options, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared his vision for future workplaces. PM Modi, who addressed the ‘National Conference of Labour Ministers of all States and Union Territories’ via video conference on Thursday, stressed that these options would increase women’s workforce participation. He added that industries must ‘change as per changing
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The link between women’s workforce participation and the welfare of the community with a positive impact on health and education has been known for long. And, here is a new study that has reinstated the same by establishing a connect between household-level food security and active women’s workforce participation in the semi-arid rural areas of
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She has found a place in the reputed SFO Aviation Museum and is the first human to make it to the coveted spot! Air India’s pilot Captain Zoya Agarwal, who flew over the North Pole traversing over 15.000 kilometers in a rare feat, has assumed iconic status in international aviation space. Operating a Boeing 777
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Every individual is the epicenter of knowledge. They inherit the wisdom of the generations gone by and imbibe their essence in the ones to come. Here we look at how one can leverage generational wisdom in a workplace. One can find the lasting impressions of the era impressed on them. For instance, the traditionalists
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She is the first woman to head Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi recently made history by assuming the top post—director-general- in the government-run body. CSIR was established in 1942 as an autonomous body and now comes under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. A consortium or a
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As allies and champions in an organization, your actions determine the progress of diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. However, for you to proceed also requires understanding perspectives and attitudes towards DEI objectives. The understanding can shape your approach towards getting them on board and persuasion. There are broadly five kinds of people in every organization.
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Aiming to boost women’s participation in the organization to meet its gender diversity goals, HDFC Bank recently inaugurated an all-women branch at Kozhikode in North Kerala. With four women bankers, the latest branch in the location considered to be the hub of traders is the first to be opened in the region, said news reports.
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Identifying stakeholders for diversity, equity, and inclusion is important for accomplishing goals associated with DEI. In other words, as the stakeholders are the drivers of the DEI, it helps gauge the role each of them plays. So, here are the stakeholders for DEI in organizations: Leadership: Here is where it begins. The will to pursue the
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At almost 15%, the number of women pilots in India is at least 3 times the global average. While there is a lot of room for improvement in India’s gender diversity across fields, here is one field that stands apart. It looks like the sky is not even the limit for women here. India has
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