The Centre has appointed A. Manimekhalai as the new MD and CEO of Union Bank of India. Replacing Rajkiran Rai G, she is the first woman to hold the post at the bank. According to news reports, Manimekhalai, who is the executive director at Canara Bank, will serve as MD&CEO in Union Bank of India

Women have secured the top 3 ranks in the Civil Service Examinations (CSE). This is the 5th time in the last decade that a woman has emerged the topper. Shruti Sharma of Delhi secured the first rank, while Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla emerged 2nd and 3rd respectively in the CSE 2021 Merit list announced

Indian author Geetanjali Shree’s Ret Samadhi (Hindi) has emerged as the winner of the International Book Prize announced recently, in its translated version Tomb of Sand by Daisy Rockwell. She is the first Indian to win the award. By woman about a woman Tomb of Sand has an 80-year-old woman, Ma, at the center of the plot. It narrates her

ASHA workers, the women health care workers delivering primary healthcare to the remotest parts of India, have been honored with WHO’s Global Health Leaders’ Award. They have been awarded for delivering their service despite harsh weather conditions and difficult terrains. ASHA, which means hope in Hindi, is an abbreviation for Accredited Social Health Activists. An

A new grant will look to address women health considering issues like fertility problems, miscarriage and pregnancy loss, menstrual health, and gynecological conditions in the workplace in the UK. As per news reports, the new funding is for voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organizations. The grant of £200,000 –£600,000 per applicant will be

The inaugural International Maritime Organisation(IMO) International Day for Women in Maritime (IDFWIM), which was observed on May 18, highlighted the lack of women’s representation in the field. According to news reports, Captain TS Bhatia, President of the Merchant Navy Officers’ Association, said that there was a minuscule- 2 to 3% of women— in the shipping

Aiming to boost the women’s workforce participation, Niti Aayog will roll out a policy roadmap to enable the population to participate in the gig economy and suggest measures to develop a care economy. Looking at a multi-dimensional approach, Niti Aayog will aim to accelerate employment. The Economic Times quoted a source from the apex think tank in

MG Motor India is aiming for 50% women in the workforce by end of 2023, according to news reports. The automobile manufacturer that has its manufacturing plant in Gujarat and head office at Haryana, at the moment, has 37% women in its workforce, possibly the highest in the industry. The women are employed in administrative

E-commerce giant Amazon has introduced a separate category of disability fiction in adult’s section for books on its site. The move comes following a change in Thema, a code followed by publishers and retailers. The inclusion has also received a thumbs up from authors who have been campaigning for the same. The authors Penny Batchelor

Research by Avtar in association with the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce has turned the spotlight on what every stakeholder can do to enable women to pursue careers. There have always been conversations around empowering women, enabling them, and helping them rise to their fullest potential. Their participation in formal employment hovers around 23% and is