Acknowledging the role of a single father, the Haryana Government has recently amended rules to sanction up to two years of childcare leave for those in government service. News reports said that the draft amendment to Haryana Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 2016, approved at a cabinet meeting last week allowed unmarried, widowers, or divorced fathers

Emma Tucker has been named the next editor-in-chief of the renowned financial daily, the Wall Street Journal— the publication’s first woman editor in its 133-year-old history. Emma has been heading the UK Sunday Times as its British editor since 2020. She will replace Matt Murray, who was in the role for four years. News reports

The Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI), a gender analytics launched by Avtar in association with Seramount in 2016, captures the growing intentionality among companies to create a supportive workplace for women to enter the workforce, thrive, and grow. Since its inception, the holistic approach towards diversity, equity, and inclusion has been evident in

The Winter session of the Parliament, which began last week, turned the spotlight on the topic of menstrual leave. YSRCP MP Chinta Anuradha raised the need for menstrual leave for public, and private employees Anuradha called upon the Centre to grant a two-day menstrual leave for those in the public and private sectors. Explaining how

It is Avtar’s vision to increase women’s workforce participation in India Inc aimed to enhance the momentum towards transformational economic growth of the country. It, therefore, comes as a huge boost of confidence and excitement for us to be named in the Steward Leadership 25 (SL25) listing for 2022. The SL25 is an annual listing

Legendary athlete PT Usha is set to become the president of the Indian Olympic Association. She will be the first woman to be appointed to the post! After a stellar show by women athletes at the 2021 Olympics, here is another glorious moment for women sportspersons in India, with a woman being chosen for the

Two female candidates – Anushka Anil Borde and Vaishnavi Gorde – have secured second and third places, respectively in the entrance exam for National Defence Academy and Naval Academy – UPSC NDA & NA Examination (1), 2022. Rubin Singh secured all-India first rank in the examination conducted this year. Out of the 669,000 applications received

The world’s future progress depends on women`s skills and leadership, UN Women executive director, Sima Bahous, has observed. Speaking at the Business 20 (B20), the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community tasked with formulating policy recommendations to the G20 Presidency, Sima said that women played important roles in taking care of families,

The representation of women on the boards of Indian companies has tripled in the last 10 years. The EY report ‘Diversity in the Boardroom: progress and the way forward’ has found that between 2013 and 2022, the companies made rapid progress from 6% to 18%. India’s progress is because of the corporate law that mandates

An increasing number of women leaders quitting will negatively impact the younger women aspiring to be leaders. More women leaders in Corporate America are quitting due to microaggressions, not being rewarded, and being unable to afford a work-life balance, says a new report. The leaders are quitting at a higher rate when compared to the