The 7th International Day of Women and Girls in Science marked on February 11 focuses on the theme ‘Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Water Unites Us’. It turns the spotlight on gender equality as a key to achieving sustainable development goals or the SDGs. The United Nations has noted that ‘Science and gender equality are both […]
Indicating that age is just a number, Kamakshi Subramanian, a 94-year-old resident of Chennai and an active social worker, is all set to contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu urban local body elections. Kamakshi, fondly known as Kamakshi Patti (grandmother in Tamil), has been an active crusader for the rights of citizens for decades now, She
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Active listening plays a vital role in achieving the goals of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). An inclusive leadership makes DEI goals easier to achieve. We should all engage in conversations with different types of people. Be it race, religion, gender, culture, or background, this helps us learn and understand perspectives other than our own.
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I am an HR Business Partner in a leading IT MNC managing close to 1000 employees. My role requires close interaction with the business and ensures that employees are engaged well to boost retention and minimize grievances. There is a business unit that I am managing, which follows a factory system of operations, where employees
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Dr. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit is set to be the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, one of the premier educational institutions in India. Currently serving as a professor at the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Dr. Santishree has been chosen for the top job Joining the university as a professor of Politics since 1992, Dr.
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While second-career programs across companies have focused on women seeking a chance to return to work, many companies are designing the programs to make them neutral-giving both men and women an equal opportunity to restart their careers. Women often take career breaks due to marriage and motherhood. As a result, second career programs for women
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A new study by Avtar has revealed that India is likely to see a jump in women workforce participation in urban India to the extent of 10%, as 2 crore additional women are likely to enter the workforce. The ‘Status of Women’s Workforce Participation in India in 2022’, a predictive analytics study by Avtar has
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Launching an all-women managed outlet in Gangtok, Sikkim, Pizza Hut, the renowned Pizza chain, has joined a growing list of companies taking measures to increase women’s workforce across sectors. According to reports, the outlet will have 10 women in all roles, including the store manager, apart from them being in charge of food preparation and
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‘Inclusion’, ‘authenticity’ and ‘belonging’ are some of the many words we are so well acquainted with when it comes to Diversity in organization. But going back over a decade, although diversity wasn’t necessarily a new concept, it’s focus in most organizations was only limited to the gender balance. When I first started my journey towards
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The Union Budget 2022 was presented on February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s first full-time female finance minister. Presenting it in a digital format, in a house dominated by men, she is perhaps the face of diversity and inclusivity. But how inclusive is the budget? Several organizations, leaders, and community representatives released their
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