Suchita Oswal Jain spins over a billion dollars a year at the head of the Vardhman Textiles Limited, leading the country’s largest textiles conglomerate engaged in manufacturing yarns, fabric, threads,…
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China has failed its women as they face acute discrimination
As China plummets in gender equality rankings amid discrimination even after 70 years of Mao’s Revolution, the girl child has come to bear the brunt of the one-child policy of the…
Twinkle Khanna launches for-women digital platform Tweak India
Well-known Bollywood actor and a successful entrepreneur in her own right, Twinkle Khanna has now forayed into the digital space as launched her digital media platform Tweak India. A press…
Indian women make waves as YouTube Content Creators
While in 2015 there were no women YouTubers with over a million subscribers in India, the number has grown to 120 in 2019, say recent reports. In all, India is…
Cancer survivor to contest for Mrs India Worldwide crown in Greece
Bangalore-based model and corporate professional Tanisha Roy, who defeated cancer and overcame depression, would now participate in the finals of the Mrs India Worldwide beauty pageant in Greece next month. She was…
Women go-getters shine at Puducherry expo ahead of festival
A two-day expo hosted by the CII-Indian Women Network in Puducherry, women entrepreneurs from across the region showcased a host of their products. According to CII-IWN, the objective of the…
Modi govt to put women at forefront of war on single-use plastic
In a big step to encourage entrepreneurship among young graduates, especially women, Union human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched a spate of initiatives in New Delhi on September…
Piggy Chops’ Bumble invites women to make a big business pitch
Dating app Bumble has announced the APAC Bumble Bizz pitch competition for women entrepreneurs. Women-founded businesses across countries in the Asia Pacific region will be awarded grants worth $5,000. Actor Priyanka Chopra has invested…
Menstrual hygiene online campaign busts a cup of myths
Online influencers have recently fashioned a new and unique campaign around menstrual hygiene management (MHM) to created mass awareness. Agency reports say The Fix Your Periods campaign executed by Everteen,…
UN set to unveil five ‘Superwomen’ from world of enterprise
Women’s enterprise will take centrestage at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York next week. Five female entrepreneurs from different countries, who are running digital businesses…