McDonald’s recently has announced efforts to rope in more underrepresented communities globally through its franchise-recruitment initiative. McDonald’s Corporation reiterated its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion or DEI to increase the number of franchisees from all backgrounds. “During a period of record performance, we must challenge ourselves – even more – to invest in the

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM)–Sambalpur, Odisha recently conducted a ‘Management Development Program on Women Leadership’ for women officers. The two-day workshop for the officers from Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. aimed to guide them in sustaining their careers in a dynamic environment. The modules covered include work-life integration, emotional intelligence, empathetic communication, and stress management, as

Entertainment giant Walt Disney has appointed a woman as its chairperson for the first time in its nine-decade history. 67-year-old Susan Arnold, who has been with Disney for over a decade as a board member, will succeed Bob Ibger at the end of 2021. Susan has held positions in the consumer goods and food sectors.

Following in the footsteps of Ola FutureFactory, Piaggio Vehicles Private Ltd, a subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group, has announced its all-women workforce in Baramati for its assembly line making of the Apé Electrik range of products. Taking a significant step towards having more women on the shopfloor, Piaggio will have women looking into quality

For the first time, India has recorded more women than men. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)- 5, there are 1020 women for every 1000 men. The findings mean that India is no longer the country of missing women, a term used by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen in the 90s. Then there were

Even countries where gender parity is a norm don’t have wives earning as much as their husbands, according to a study by the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. The data was collated by a non-profit organization, the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS). The report studied data between 1973 and 2016 across 2.85

With women candidates set to take the National Defence Academy exams in November, the army has taken its first step towards gender equality, according to Indian Army Chief General MM Narvane. He added that India getting a woman army chief was now a possibility. “As we open the portals of the NDA for women cadets,

Women in leadership and diversity rigor see an upward trend, as per the 2021 BCWI-MICI report by Avtar. Avtar in association with Working Mother (now Seramount) recently announced the results of the 2021 edition of the Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI) and the Most Inclusive Companies Index (MICI).   The study, which has over

A report by Standard Chartered Bank and the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) has found out that the financial services sector needs policies to address menopause in women to retain them in the workforce. Menopause, which marks the end of the menstrual cycle, comes with varying physical and psychological impact on women undergoing it. The

The Northeastern states in India have more women occupying managerial positions, finds the latest report on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released recently. States like Meghalaya (34.1%), Sikkim (33.5%), and Mizoram (33.3%) are leading the list, followed by Andhra and Punjab at 32.3% and 32.1%, respectively. The trend also shows that rural parts of the