While India is still grappling with the problem of poor gender diversity in leadership roles, more women have turned to entrepreneurship in the last five years. The data released by LinkedIn shows that women founders have gone up by 2.68 times compared to men founders that increased by 1.79 times between 2016 and 2021. The […]
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Axis Bank has set a target of 30% women in its workforce in the next five years. The bank has 24.7% women in its workforce and has increased its representation by over 5% in the last year, according to news reports. Axis has also been working conscientiously towards building a healthy talent pipeline of women
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Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, who died on July 8, played a significant role in upping women’s workforce participation in Japan through the concept of ‘Womenomics’. The M-shaped curve is arrived at when the women’s workforce participation rate drops after a rise when women marry and have children. There is a rise again
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The Netherlands has become the first country to make remote working a legal right. It is yet to receive the nod from the Dutch Senate, which will be the last step in its adoption, according to news reports. The European country was one of the earliest adopters of the remote work model, which can also
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US-based financial player, Synchrony, has announced a permanent work-from-home policy for all its employees. The company, which has its main India office in Hyderabad, will allow employees to come into the office that will serve as an engagement hub for those who are fully vaccinated and that they can use the place as a networking
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It is one of the most popular TV shows with an audience spanning countries. ‘Friends’ that regaled audiences for 10 years, however, lacked diversity in its characters. The sitcom’s creator Marta Kauffman has admitted feeling guilty and embarrassed about the lack of diversity. During the George Floyd incident, the show had come under attack for
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With the gig economy braced to expand threefold by the end of the decade, it is good news for women and persons with disabilities. The latest report from the government think-tank, Niti Aayog titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’, says that the gig workforce is expected to expand to 2.35 crore (23.5 million) workers
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India Inc has been opening up consistently since 2018, since the Supreme Court struck down the draconian Sec 377, decriminalizing homosexuality. Through policy changes and intentional programs, Indian companies have taken a holistic approach towards LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workforce
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A new report has found that European financial services are far from meeting investor expectations regarding gender balance, apart from expectations like technology and sustainability expertise. The EY report covering 300 money managers also revealed that at least 44 percent looked for gender diversity in the boardrooms and that it determined their decision to buy
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In our Pride Month special, Alok Kulhar, Head of Talent Acquisition and Campus Hiring, India and Poland, AXA XL, a division of AXA, talks about the status of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace, why it should rise above tokenism, and the roadmap for India Inc.
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