Indian women are achieving success in various fields of life, from education to politics, entrepreneurship, sports, and entertainment. They are leading society with their skills and talents. Indian women are increasingly pursuing their higher education and excelling in fields like STEM. They are the founders of excelling business firms that are recognized both nationally and globally. The ground breakers of stereotypes and barriers restrict them to achieve their goals. They are also doing wonders in the sports and entertainment industries. Such stories have been recognized by womenentrepreneurindia.com and presented some of these remarkable women's stories this week.
Empower Elected Women to Curb 'Sarpanch Patis', says Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary panel’s report has highlighted the need to focus on empowering women elected representatives (ERs) in Panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) in order to overcome existing concepts such as ‘SarpanchPati’ or ‘Pradhan Pati’ (husbands trying to act as proxy for elected women sarpanches). The report has said that women must undergo training and capacity building to become empowered and thus curb such concepts.
Indian Women's Cricket Team Support Staff to be given Long Term Contracts
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will appoint the support staff for the Indian women’s cricket team on a long-term contract basis as per reports. The BCCI has made up its mind to curb the practice of appointing support staff on an ad hoc basis as was done in the past.
The BCCI constitution says that the Cricket Advisory Committee will pick the head coach, and the selectors will finalize the support staff. However, this rule was not put in practice in the past.
Arshi Ghosh Crowned as Miss Transqueen India 2023
Arshi Ghosh achieves the title of Miss Transqueen India 2023 pageant. It is an event which is powered by the pride plaza group of hotels. The Pride Plaza Hotel in Aerocity in New Delhi hosted the event. Ella Dev Verma has secured the position of the first runner while the second runner-up of this event is Victoria Taying. The guest of honor of this event was Dr. Narendra Kaushik and Sunanda Kaushik. They provided a 50 per cent discount on gender reassignment surgery to the winner followed by 25 per cent to the first runner-up and 10 per cent to the second runner-up.
Kishwar Jahan Appointed as New Marketing & Comms Manager for Novotel Hyderabad Airport
Novotel Hyderabad Airport has announce the appointment of Kishwar Jahan as their new Marketing & Communications Manager. With nearly 9 years of experience in the field of Sales & Marketing and nearly 3 years of entrepreneurial experience, Kishwar brings a wealth of expertise in advertising, hospitality, entertainment, beverage and fitness industries.
Ukrainian Foreign Affairs minister Emine Dzhaparova says Zelenskyy happy to address G20 meet in India
Emine Dzhaparova, the deputy foreign minister of Ukraine kept a proposal on Tuesday stating that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be pleased to speak at the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, which will take place in September 2023.
While speaking at the government-funded think tank Indian Council of World Affairs, Emine also urged India to include the delegates of Ukraine in the G20 meetings because of the effect of war on the global economy.
'Woman Artisan Exhibition' Organized by NCW in collaboration with Canada High Commission
National Commission for Women (NCW) organized the 'Women Artisan Exhibition' in collaboration with the High Commission of Canada and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India. The objective of the event was to provide employment opportunities to women based on their traditional knowledge and skills. "Recently, I visited Bhuj and the idea came from there that their product should reach different countries and also to the exporters who can sell their products to different countries,” said Rekha Sharma NCW Chairperson while speaking to a news agency.
Women's Bike Taxi introduced by Chennai Metro Rail
On Thursday, the first women-driven bike taxi service in Chennai, with women captains will be exclusively available for metro train travelers. It was inaugurated in order to empower women and ensure safe and secure last-mile connectivity.
The initiative was driven by Rajesh Chaturvedi the Director (Systems and Operations) of Chennai Metro at Nandanam.
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman & World Bank Chief Discuss Empowering Women Leaders
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was part of a panel discussion on ‘Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders’ in the U.S., capital, Washington DC. The panel was joined by David Malpass, President of World Bank Group, and David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs.
The Indian finance minister on a week-long visit to the U.S. While speaking at the panel, she outlined initiatives to bolster the economic status of women during the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings. She also highlighted how the current Indian government has been promoting the idea of women-led development and not just women-centric development.
According to government statistics, Women in Japan still earn 75 percent less than Men
Government statistics show that women in Japan continue to earn 75 percent less than men do in the nation. Despite the recent 20-year rise in women's wages.
According to a recent data from a study conducted in February by the Statistics Bureau of Japan, the average female monthly income was 83,896 yen ($630). Even while they earn twice as much per month as they did in 2000, they are still paid significantly less than the average male worker, who earns 345,645 yen.
