With gender parity still a clear 167 years away, many are contemplating the trajectory encompassing women’s rights rises as the year proceeds.

The 22-year-old, Malala, posted a photograph on Instagram of herself and Thunberg sitting on a bench in a friendly pose with the caption, “Thank you, #gretathunberg”, with a heart emoji.

Harinder Sidhu, the Australian High Commissioner to India, proposed a toast to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and announced that it was terrific to acknowledge individuals who made an exceptional difference to the world.

TELCO’s job application said “Young energetic engineers required. Ladies students need not apply.” This as Sudha says, made her very upset and instead of letting it go she decided to write a postcard to JRD Tata and do something about the gender bias the company was promoting through its recruitment procedure.

Most of these doodles are on women who are leaders in their discipline who not only demystified myths encompassing women’s capabilities but also worked towards empowering many others.

Sudha Murthy told Big B that she chose to become an engineer in 1968 and her family members were not supportive of her choice. They believed that nobody would marry her in the community if she pursued engineering.

“We think we need to be ‘proper’ in a sari,” remarks Misra. “I wanted to break that pattern to show the comfort with which it can be worn.”

Leadership, to be true, doesn’t come instantly. It is a gradual process that requires you to be fully aware of yourself right from the beginning. Until and unless you are aware about yourself, about what you want from yourself, you’re already missing out on the very important skill-sets required to be a leader. Talking practically, […]

This being the last budget of the Narendra Modi government, citizens have high expectations. Women, on their part, are looking for measures — be it through any policy or incentive — that would leverage them at work. Shethepeople.Tv talked to two companies — Reboot and JobsForHer — which especially look after and employ women employees. Here are some […]

Historically Indian women have always been ‘savers’. They take charge of expenses to run their household and children’s needs and in turn save a part of it for any contingencies. I’ve often heard my grandmother say that in an emergency she used to dig into her hidden stash. While these methods may not be relatable […]