Diversity and Inclusion Still at a Nascent Stage in India, Says a JobsForHer Report on Gender Diversity
Bangalore, 20th June 2019: Diversity and inclusion programs need to include a variety of initiatives to be successful, as found by JobsForHer’s DivHERsity Benchmarking Report. Diversity and Inclusion programs were formally introduced in only 29% of companies that entered the JobsForHer DivHERsity Awards Survey, as stated in the DivHERsity Benchmarking Report 2019. The JobsForHer DivHERsity […]
Read More →Quest Alliance Receives a Second Grant From J.P. Morgan to Skill 22000 Women
Bangalore, 10th June 2019: The program will equip women with life, work and career skills 5000 ITI and polytechnic students from Delhi-NCR and Rajasthan successfully graduated in 2018 under this program Over 2,000 of these students secured work at the end of their training and another 1,450 decided to pursue further education towards careers of […]
Read More →TechGig Geek Goddess 2018: Culmination of a Mega 95-Day Coding Contest for Women Technologists
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India: TechGig Geek Goddess, India’s largest coding event for women, culminated in Bengaluru recently. The event saw a massive participation of more than 68,791 women technologists. This mega code competition concluded with a glitzy award ceremony held at The Den hotel where the efforts of all participants were celebrated with thundering applause. Snehlata […]
Read More →Introducing the Country’s First Integrated Talent Management Firm – Do IT Talent Ventures for the Creative Industry
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Two of India’s creative mentors, in a unique collaboration today launched the country’s first integrated multi-disciplinary talent management firm – ‘Do IT Talent Ventures’. Darshana Bhalla and Radha Kapoor Khanna introduced the country to their new visionary talent venture firm that aims at broadening the horizon of talent management and development across […]
Read More →Quest Alliance and J.P. Morgan Launch Advanced Skills Program for ITI and Polytechnic Students
Bengaluru, 3rd May 2018: J.P. Morgan and Quest Alliance have signed an agreement to launch My Quest: ITI Development – a skills development program focussed on building stronger career paths for women studying in technical institutions. The program, funded by J.P. Morgan, will provide advanced skills development courses to 5,000 young women who are pursuing […]
Read More →India’s Top CEOs to Share Best Practices on Gender Diversity, Leadership and Success at 2018 India Edition of Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky
Mumbai, India, 25th April: House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd. announced that several of India’s top CEOs would lead the 2018 India Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky® — the success and leadership summit for women, to be held on May 8, 2018 at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, India. Confirmed speakers for […]
Read More →Women Changemakers Has Successfuly Hosted 3rd Edition of Career Fair & Confluence for Women
Gurgaon, India, 23rd April 2018: Women Changemakers, gender diversity hiring vertical of Stockroom.io, has successfully rolled out its third edition of Career Fair & Confluence for women, held at Leela Ambience, Gurugram to connect female jobseekers with gender diversity-conscious employers. The event held at Gurugram’s Hotel Leela Ambience saw over 500 excited job seekers throng […]
Read More →Sharmila Tagore Presents Award to Study Khazana for Best Emerging E-Portal From North India
New Delhi: Study Khazana, an e-portal founded by CA Sana Baqai has been awarded “For best emerging online Education Portal in North India”. The Award was given by Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore at ‘World Education Summit and Award 2018 at New Delhi’. Sana Baqai, the Founder of Study Khazana said, “This was the moment of […]
Read More →Women Empowerment and Innovative Life Skills Education Emerge as Top Projects
New Delhi & Ghaziabad: IMT Ghaziabad (IMTG), India’s premier management school with a distinct focus on grooming Leadership through Innovation, Execution and Social Responsibility, celebrated the 2nd I’M The Change Day: Recognition & Closing Ceremony of SSR 2.0, on March 22, 2018. The event marked the conclusion of the 2nd edition of IMTG’s award-winning Experiential […]
Read More →NIIT to Empower Women on Social Media Marketing this International Women’s Day
New Delhi: NIIT Limited, a global leader in Skills and Talent Development, has launched a free online Program on Advanced Social Media Marketing exclusively for women, this International Women’s Day. Last date to apply for the programme is 11th March 2018. The programme, to be delivered through Training.com a multi-modal learning platform by NIIT, is […]
Read More →Women employees represent 34% at the entry level, 13% at the board level: Women leaders @PETROTECH-2016
New Delhi: Women representation on the board level of companies is about 11% in Asian firms, much lower in Indian context. In India maximum women leadership is seen in the financial and technological sector. Various studies mention that at the global front there is around 34% participation by women at the entry level, however this […]
Read More →SHEROES now acquires Gharkamai.com, a platform for home-based women looking for work
New Delhi: In a significant development in the recruitment portal and HR services space, SHEROES, a career platform for women, has acquired Gharkamai.com – an online platform which helps professional home-based women find work. With the labor force participation of women in India posting a dip and over 300 million women eager to connect or […]
Read More →Union Cabinet approves Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 that seeks to increase maternity benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi today (10 August 2016), has approved the amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by introducing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament. Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 seeks to increase Maternity Benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for […]
Read More →Connecting women professionals: LLOYD-SHEROES Summit 2016 begins on August 10 in New Delhi
New Delhi: SHEROES, an online career destination for women professionals, announced its 4th edition of the SHEROES Summit 2016 “Re-imagining the blueprint” with Lloyd Electric & Engineering Ltd. The Summit will be held in New Delhi on 10 August 2016 (Wednesday) to showcase trends around changing workplace and emerging opportunities for women. With the theme […]
Read More →India’s first Women’s Entrepreneurs Park located in Uttarakhand launched
New Delhi: Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to launch an Entrepreneurs Park exclusively for women businessmen. Mr Harish Rawat, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, launched the Women’s Entrepreneurs Park of Uttarakhand, at a meeting organized by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) at Federation House on 15 July 2016. The first industrial park in the […]
Read More →Innovation in Internships: Internshala launches Internships for Supermoms
Mumbai: Now internship opportunities for moms to help them resume their career. Internshala, a career and internship resources portal, launches Internships for Supermoms, which will provide an opportunity to women who have taken a career break to transition back into the professional world. Nearly 70% women discontinue working after maternity. But, Internshala believes a Supermom can […]
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