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Meet Zoya Khan, First Trans Person In India To Work As Common Service Centre Operator
Her vision is to support the transgender community in making them digitally literate & give them better opportunities.
Digital India
‘Equality Of Women’ Motto Adopted By Saudi Arabia For Haj 2019
Saudi Arabia adopts equality of women as one of its motto in hosting the pilgrims this year. Also following a rule modification for the Haj period of 2018-22, some 2340 women have enrolled themselves to go for Haj without a Meharam.
To Create Social Impact With Digital Media, Message Must Be Clear
Advent of the digital age has revolutionized the use of media. In this new world people follow what they see online. The rapid uptake of digital technologies has hugely impacted how we communicate, relate, learn, work, and affect the community that surrounds us. Digital technology has the potential to address social challenges and impact by […]
With Digitisation & Positive Tax Moves Budget 2019 Looks Promising
Budget 2019 promises for development and transformation. It lays down procedure on ten dimensions viz. physical as well as social infrastructure, digital India, a pollution free nation, expansion of rural industrialization, clean rivers, development of inland waterways, launching space programs, making India self-sufficient in food by high farm production for a healthy society and a […]
What’s the pepper spray for the internet? Safety issues for Indian women
Ever wondered that you were watching a movie with your family sitting in living room and you suddenly get surrounded by strangers, keeping an eye on your personal life? Sounds uncomfortable, right? That is what actually happens to us when we pick our phones and click on the data button. Pepper spray will protect us […]
Educate the Women, it Educates the Entire Family: Prof. Jane Hollander
The Deakin University of Australia was the first international university to set up an office in India, over two decades ago. The university focuses on improving education and brings gender diversity through digital enhancement. Vice Chancellor & President of Deakin University, Professor Jane den Hollander recently came to India to promote capacity building workshops in […]
Digital Is Changing The Way We Shop And Pay
Do you remember the last time you bought anything from a store or paid Cash On Delivery — a concept that became hugely popular in India with the advent of e-commerce or digital shopping? Well, we are one step ahead now. Most transactions in urban India today happen through netbanking, card swiping or the new variant like […]
Mompreneur Circle: Where Women, Moms Connect & Restart Careers
A recent survey says India has the maximum number of over-qualified and over-educated housewives. This is stifling the country’s economic growth. Domestic responsibilities and lack of know-how of rebuilding careers after marriage and pregnancy are stopping women from making good use of their mental faculties. Recognising the need to empower married women and mothers, Latika Wadhwa […]
What Makes Online Mommy Groups So Popular?
Motherhood can be a tumultuous journey. Mothers, all across the world, would agree that taking the onus of nurturing another life is a Herculean task. The advent of technology, however, is a great boon for mothers looking out for some kind of help with parenting. There are an umpteen virtual groups run by mothers that […]
Do women make great mentors for other women?
The digital startup ecosystem is flourishing in India like never before, and women entrepreneurs are taking a lead too. But not without some challenges. India has only 14% women in entrepreneurship. What could this be linked to? Need for more mentors? Are enough women coming out and sharing their stories? Sanjiv Krishnan of PwC India observed that women were […]
