A newly-released report has revealed that India is highly familiar with diversity, equity, and inclusion in the APAC region, with almost 90% of the respondents being familiar with the concept. The report by FleishmanHillard’s Research and Analytics practice, TRUE Global Intelligence™ called ‘DE&I Decoded: APAC’ covers over 5,000 respondents from Australia, China, Hong Kong S.A.R.,

President Droupadi Murmu has said that a low women’s participation rate is concerning, adding that women’s empowerment was both a social justice and economic issue. Addressing the Foundation Day celebration of the National Commission for Women recently, President Murmu pointed out that it was important to create a space where all women can fully participate

The 74th Republic Day celebrations held in New Delhi on January 26, 2023, were dominated by the theme Nari Shakti. It was also the first Republic Day for the youngest president of India, Droupadi Murmu, who assumed office last year. Several states and departments, alongside the armed forces, took the opportunity to represent women’s power

The World Economic Forum has acknowledged the need to include women’s participation in local bodies in its gender gap report. Union Minister Smriti Irani, who attended the WEF annual meeting at Davos, has stated on Twitter that WEF recognizing the need to include the aspect of women’s participation in local bodies like Panchayats where they

Lieutenant Commander Disha Amrith, who will lead the naval contingent at the Republic Day Parade, has said that she wants to be known as just an officer and not a woman officer. Lt Cdr Disha, an observer with the Navy’s Dornier 228 maritime patrol aircraft, will lead the 144-member contingent on January 26, Thursday, added

Rajasthan’s Gandhi Nagar Railway Station has become the first non-suburban station to be run by women staff. From the station master to the pointsman, all the operations at this station are carried out by women. The initiative to empower women staff in the Railways to handle operations was announced in 2018, said a news report.

Even as discussions around improving the number of women at the leadership level continue, here is some good news. For the first time, over 10% of Fortune 500 companies now have women CEOs. The Fortune Magazine’s annual ranking of the United States’ 500 largest corporations, ranked by revenue, is in its 68th year. It is

Microsoft has followed in the footsteps of several companies like LinkedIn, Netflix Inc, etc., with unlimited time off for its US employees. Employees with unused vacation balance will receive a one-time payout in April, added news reports. The new leave policy, which comes into effect from January 16, will cover unlimited vacation days apart from

Over the Top (OTT) media services could have been a game changer with the enormous scope they offer for diversity. However, a new research paper has revealed that the digital platform is gendered and biased. The Mid-Day quoted the research paper by Smith Mehta, ‘Where are the Women? Gendered Indian Digital Production Cultures Post #Metoo’, as

EdTech ads have stereotypes based on gender, mothers’ roles, and physical appearance, a report by ASCI has revealed. The Advertising Standard Council of India’s report ‘Ednext’ on advertising in the education technology sector aims to elevate communication around edtech. The study observes that advertisements played a pivotal role in shaping the choices made by parents.