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Updated on: Mar 2024
Astrotalk launches Bring Women back to Workforce initiative
Industry

Astrotalk launches Bring Women back to Workforce initiative

Mar 6, 2024

InsuranceDekho launches SWRA Program to empower support women

An online platform that compares and buys insurance quotes from top-rated insurance companies, Insur...

Industry
Mar 5, 2024
InsuranceDekho launches SWRA Program to empower support women

Samsung launches SheLEADS, women leadership program

A global leader, Samsung recently Launched a SheLEADS Women Leadership Development Program. The...

Industry
Feb 12, 2024
Samsung launches SheLEADS, women leadership program

Companies Act opened doors for women in boardrooms

The Companies Act opened doors for women in boardrooms, of corporate board members in India...

Industry
Nov 24, 2023
Companies Act opened doors for women in boardrooms
Ashok Leyland Inaugurates ‘Women-centric Cabin Trim Line’
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Ashok Leyland Inaugurates ‘Women-centric Cabin Trim Line’

An Indian multinational automotive manufacturer, Ashok Leyland has inaugurated ‘Women-centric Cabin Trim Line’ at Pantnagar plant. The company said on its page, “We are happy to share that a new ‘Women-centric Cabin Trim Line’ has been inaugurated at our Pantnagar plant.” “This Women-centric line has been inaugurated during this festive season to celebrate womanhood, exemplifying the […]

Oct 21, 2023
Volkswagen India opens ‘all-women operated store’ in Ahmedabad
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Volkswagen India opens ‘all-women operated store’ in Ahmedabad

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India announces that the City Store SP Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat would be it’s 2nd ‘All-Women operated City Store’. Following the successful launch of the first store in Coimbatore, Volkswagen India in partnership with Automark Group has expanded this initiative to the state of Gujarat. At Volkswagen India, ‘People’ are one of the key strategic pillars. The brand focuses […]

Oct 19, 2023
Women in the C-suite has increased from 17 to 28 percent
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Women in the C-suite has increased from 17 to 28 percent

Since 2015, the number of women in the C-suite has increased from 17 to 28 percent, and the representation of women at the vice president and senior vice president levels has also improved significantly. Women are more ambitious than ever, and workplace flexibility is fueling them. Yet despite some hard-fought gains, women’s representation is not […]

Oct 11, 2023
Bridgestone India is empowering women to lead industrial growth
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Bridgestone India is empowering women to lead industrial growth

A fully owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation Japan, Bridgestone India is empowering women in manufacturing to lead India’s industrial growth. The company has hired women apprentices at the Pune manufacturing operations. This is breaking barriers in manufacturing as these 93 women apprentices are honing their skills on the shop floor including operating heavy machinery and […]

Sep 2, 2023
Tata Motors starts first-ever all-women car assembly line
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Tata Motors starts first-ever all-women car assembly line

Tata Motors is putting women in the frontline of Indian automobile manufacturing with the first ever all-women car assembly line at its Pune plant. This all-women assembly line, where the company’s two flagship SUVs – Harrier and Safari – are assembled by women from scratch. For the past three years, over 1,700 women hailing from […]

Mar 14, 2023
Ashok Leyland sets up an ‘All-Women Production Line’ at Hosur
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Ashok Leyland sets up an ‘All-Women Production Line’ at Hosur

Ashok Leyland sets up an ‘All-Women Production Line’ at Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The company has up this line with 80 women employees at their Hosur plant. Ashok Leyland has invested significantly to train and upskill them in core manufacturing skills and these women will be responsible for the entire production of the new engine line. […]

Mar 11, 2023
Infosys Foundation to Bolster Women Empowerment in India
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Infosys Foundation to Bolster Women Empowerment in India

Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys, announced that it has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) this financial year. The MoU has been signed with Avanti Fellows, Nirmaan Organization, and Shrimad Rajchandra Aatma Tatva Research Centre, to bolster women’s empowerment in India. The strategic collaborations are aimed at providing quality education and employment opportunities to women from […]

Mar 9, 2023
International Women’s Day empowering women in the workplace
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International Women’s Day empowering women in the workplace

This International Women’s Day, PwC shared the voices of women from around the world through research-based insights on empowerment – and explored what more can be done to propel women’s empowerment in the workplace, the technology sector, and the economy. The women are significantly more likely to ask for a raise (55%) and significantly more […]

Mar 9, 2023
P&G India’s Saksham program empowers women at Goa plant
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P&G India’s Saksham program empowers women at Goa plant

Ahead of International Women’s Day, Procter & Gamble (P&G) India was bestowed with the 2023 Gartner ‘Power of The Profession’ Supply Chain Award in the ‘People Breakthrough of The Year’ category, for its initiative – “Saksham“. The program is credited for enabling the first fully female production crew at the Company manufacturing plant in Goa. […]

Mar 7, 2023
Britannia to raise its women workforce to 50% by 2024
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Britannia to raise its women workforce to 50% by 2024

An Indian company specializing in the food industry, Britannia will raise its women’s current workforce to 50% by 2024. Britannia currently employs 41 percent of the women workforce. Additionally, the company has about 1,400 workers in its Madurai unit of which 65 percent comprise women. Britannia will be increasing the women’s workforce strength of this unit […]

Mar 6, 2023
Job openings for women seek a 35% surge in white-collar
Survey & Report

Job openings for women seek a 35% surge in white-collar

According to reports, White-Collar Job openings for women seek an increase by 35 percent in February 2023. The number has been presented by the talent management platform Foundit (formerly Monster APAC & ME). The report has also suggested that Job openings increase in the following sectors, geography. Sekhar Garisa, CEO, Foundit said, “Female workers have […]

Mar 6, 2023
Women in Leadership Pipeline has Hollowed Out in the Middle- IBM & Chief
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Women in Leadership Pipeline has Hollowed Out in the Middle- IBM & Chief

The leadership pipeline for women has hollowed out in the middle, according to a new global study “Women in leadership: Why perception outpaces the pipeline—and what to do about it” from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Chief. The study has found a small increase in the number of women at the C-suite and Board […]

Mar 4, 2023