Year: 2019

Women with highly stressful work lives are 40% more prone to heart diseases than those who are less stressed-out, according to a Harvard University study. The study, which analysed the…

Thousands of women in Japan have spoken out against the unfriendly workplace policy that makes it mandatory for them to wear high heels to the office. According to a report…

Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, has made a strong case for political empowerment of women by providing them adequate reservation in Parliament and state legislatures. “I would also like…

American investment bank, Goldman Sachs, earlier this year, relaxed the official dress code for all its employees with the objective of bringing about a more casual environment in the workplace…

Bizarre and downright oppressive dress code for working women at Japanese offices created a storm on social media, proving that a developed economy may not coincide with a developed and…

If women and men around the world participated equally as entrepreneurs, global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could ultimately rise by approximately 3% to 6%, boosting the global economy by $2.5 trillion to $5…

Avneet Makkar created a concept, where if a woman who has two hours at her disposal and is good at maths, she can be an entrepreneur. She started a ‘beGalileo’ centre from her house and all…

Foundation for Rural Entrepreneurship Development (FREND),will create 3.500 rural women entrepreneurs, in 16 districts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, under a program—‘Saksham’. The programme aims to facilitate the women in…

The growth in women entrepreneurship can help manage the difficulties of unemployment in the society, says a report by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. However, the report has pointed certain pain points in development…

Led by 18 US businesswomen and entrepreneurs along with 13 of their Indian counterparts, All India Roadshow on Women’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship (AIRSWEEE) 3.0 will embark on initiatives to make global leaders out…