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

The Ministry of Defence has announced the decision to convert the experimental scheme for induction of women fighter pilots into a permanent scheme. Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, who took to social media to announce the decision of February 1, said that the decision was a testimony to the capability of India’s Nari Shakti. He

From a separate initiative for North-East India to a boost to the MSME sector with a focus on formalizing it, Union Budget 2022 presented on February 1 has set the tone for a massive push to create more jobs for the benefit of women. The economy is looking up with a robust growth forecast of

Tech giant Google has added more parental leave days for its employees, increasing it to almost six months. The company also announced an increase in vacation time, focusing on overall well-being. Recently, the company announced that it has increased parental leaves from 12 weeks to 18 weeks for all parents. Those who give birth will

A tableau presented at the parade on Republic Day by the Department of Post captured contemporary society with active women’s participation in the workforce and their empowerment. The different tableaus paraded in the celebrations on January 26 this year on India’s 73rd Republic Day comprised varied elements and faces of India—social, cultural, and political. Among

myAvtar.com, India’s first diversity portal, is back with the second edition of myAvtar Job Fair For Women. What Covid taught the world? If one lesson has emerged across economies during the pandemic, it has been the need to reduce gender gaps across job markets to ensure economic recovery. In the middle of Covid, India has

Companies have come together to improve the ratio of women at the leadership level in the UAE. The efforts will combine policies and programs aligned with government initiatives to have 30% women in leadership positions by 2025. According to news reports, around 18 companies, including local and MNCs, have signed the pledge to add momentum

E-commerce portal Meesho has announced its gender confirmation leave policy, joining companies like IBM, Infosys, Amazon, Cisco, to name a few that have taken up such inclusion measures. The Bengaluru-based unicorn with over 1500 employees has announced one month of paid leave for the gender-reassignment procedure and other medical assistance. The procedure will be covered

At least 6 out of 10 Indian employees are dealing with pandemic-induced imposter syndrome, according to a report by LinkedIn. The professional networking site has come up with a report that said about 63% of Indian employees suffer from the syndrome, which makes them feel they aren’t competent enough or do not match the perceptions

The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-Delhi) will soon set up an office for diversity and inclusion with a dean at the helm. The premier institution will have its separate office to drive initiatives around gender, sexuality, caste, disability, mental health, etc. The notice relating to the office released by the director Professor V Ramgopal said