Another compilation of Indian women entrepreneurs is out this week. This week was a week to celebrate not only women, but for the entire nation and the tribal population, especially as Draupadi Murmu became India's first tribal president of India. We also saw the tale of Savithri Jindal, who amassed wealth at a point in her life when most people were preparing for retirement. Additionally, a research that was published this week said that more women than men were employed on a part-time basis. We have also covered a number of other stories concerning women's empowerment in addition to these ones. Continue reading to learn about some of the most significant advances in women's empowerment made this week.
Tribal Woman Becomes the Nation's First Citizen, A Moment Of National Pride
Droupadi Murmu, a presidential candidate for the NDA, defeated Yashwant Sinha on Thursday, writing history by becoming the nation's first tribal leader. Former Jharkhand Governor Murmu defeated rival and opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, winning 64.03 percent of the votes cast.
The Supreme Commander of India's Armed Forces, Murmu, 64, is the second woman and the first Adivasi to hold this position. Murmu served as a Minister in Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's BJD-BJP coalition government from 2000 to 2004 and was elected to two terms in the Odisha Assembly in 2000 and 2004. 2015 saw her take the oath of office as Jharkhand's first female governor.Savit
Savitri Jindal, Richest Woman in India, Saw an Increase in Wealth of $12 Billion in Just 2 Years
Savitri Jindal's wealth increased by $12 billion in just two years despite the fact that she never attended college and just took over her husband's company after his untimely death. In fact, in the past two years, her net worth has increased more than three times, from $4.8 billion in 2022 to $17.7 billion in 2022. This was following a 50% decline in 2019 and 2020. Her net worth decreased from $8.8 billion in 2018 to $5.9 billion in 2019 and then to $4.8 billion in 2020.
And when her net worth reached $18 billion in 2021, the woman—who had previously claimed that women in the Jindal family continue to run the home while males handle everything outside—entered 10 top clubs. According to Forbes, she has been regarded as the richest Indian lady for a while. She is followed on the list of the richest women in India by Kiran Mazumdar and Crishna Godrej.
Delhi Government Introduces Programme to Support Aspiring Female Professional Drivers
According to an official release, the Delhi government unveiled a programme to offer financial assistance to women who wish to enrol in driver training in order to eventually work as professional cab drivers.
According to a resolution taken by the Delhi government, the Transport Department would pay 50% of each woman's training expenses, or roughly Rs 4,800.
The government has established internal driving training facilities for women at Burari, Loni, and Sarai Kale Khan.
According to the proposal, the government would ask fleet managers and aggregators to cover the remaining 50% of the training expenses for women looking for driving jobs at these businesses.
More Women than Men Work Part-Time: National Statistical Office
During the years 2017–18–2019–20, female employment rates for the age groups of 25–49 living in households with at least one kid under the age of three were lower than those of females living in households without any children under the age of three. According to the most recent employment indicators provided by the National Statistical Office on Tuesday, the presence of a kid under the age of 3 in the household does not appear to have any impact on the employment rate of males.
Additionally, across all age categories, in both rural and urban locations, more women than men work part-time.
According to the NSO's Working Paper on Compilation of Labour Indicators of Minimum Set of Gender Indicators, the proportion of employed people working part-time in the 46-59 years old age group at the national level was more than 10% from 2017–18 to 2019–20, while it was more than 15% in the over 60 years old age group.
Annu Rani Qualifies for the World Athletics Championships Women's Javelin Throw Finals
India's Annu Rani qualified for the women's javelin throw final on Thursday when all the Indian supporters were eager to see Neeraj Chopra compete at the World Athletics Championships in the US. In the women's javelin throw final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Rani will be competing for the second time in a row. The talented Indian javelin thrower made it to the World Athletics Championships finals for the first time in 2019 when the competition was held in Doha, Qatar.
Annu Rani competes in the javelin final at the world championships in athletics
Roundtable Discussion on Advancing Women's Leadership in the Economy
According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Disparity 2022 Report, South Asia has the largest gender gap in terms of economic participation and opportunity. In recent years, women's participation in the labour force has decreased in India as well. The Jharkhand government and the U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata have previously worked together to empower women and girls in the state. In order to continue advocating for women's access to active participation in the workforce and legislative changes, one of the initiatives intends to create a regional support system for women in the workforce in eastern and north-eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Longtime partner of the U.S. Consulate, non-profit Contact Base, with offices in Nimdih in Jharkhand and Kolkata, organised a roundtable meet on July 21 in Ranchi to facilitate stakeholder discussion about creating a network to address the underrepresentation of women in business leadership positions and expand career options for girls and young women.
