Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke award for her rich contribution to Indian cinema. The 85-year-old actress is one of the few women recipients of the award, the highest government recognition for those in the film industry. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur made the announcement, taking to X on

The G20 Summit Declaration has highlighted the emphasis on women-led development and gender-inclusive climate action. It has reaffirmed that ‘gender equality is of fundamental importance’. It also highlighted that investing in the ‘empowerment of all women and girls has a multiplier effect in implementing the 2030 Agenda’. Commitments include halving the digital gender gap by

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

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

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

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

Rolled out recently, Volvo Group India’s policy now offers 26 weeks of paid leave for the primary caregiver. The person would be eligible for another 26 weeks of unpaid leave or can opt for flexible working for the same number of weeks. The secondary caregiver will receive one month of paid leave that can be

The pay gap between US men and women in full-time jobs is at an all-time low, a news report has revealed, quoting Labor Department. The report by CBS News added that women now make 84 cents for every $1 men earn for similar work, with a median weekly paycheck of $1,001 for female workers compared

More women are entering boardrooms, and they are mostly occupying the posts of independent directors, says a news report.The Companies Act 2013 mandates the appointment of at least one woman director by listed companies. Following the mandate, stock market regulators sought that large listed companies have a woman as an independent director or those not

Elgi Equipments has introduced assembly lines staffed entirely by a female workforce at the ELGi Air Centre in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The group manages operations delivering over 150 air ends and top blocks daily. A statement by the company said, “Twenty women employees would be managing the air-end assembly line, encapsulated air-end assembly line, and