Women empowerment improved, but ground to cover: Economic Survey
The need of the hour is to tap into higher value-addition sectors suitable to the needs and qualifications of the rural female workforce, such as agro-processing, says Eco Survey
The need of the hour is to tap into higher value-addition sectors suitable to the needs and qualifications of the rural female workforce, such as agro-processing, says Eco Survey
“Leaders need to believe in change because it is not possible to progress without change,” says AWWG Pepe Jeans’ Global Group CEO at Fortune India MPW 2024 event.
The problem is not only of SMEs and mid-level companies, the top of the pyramid is equally unjust, says Union minister Smriti Irani
As per the latest findings, a mere 34% of women currently hold senior management positions in these mid-market Indian companies.
The White Paper prepared in collaboration with SPJIMR points out that barely 1.6% of Fortune 500 companies in India have women MDs and CEOs.
Women occupy only 18% of healthcare leadership positions and continue to earn 34% less than their male counterparts.
If women could start and grow businesses at the same rate as men, that would mean $5-6 trillion in extra capital in the world, says World Bank President
Rural empowerment hinges broadly on three pillars, which when put together, can work wonders. And for rural India—home to 68% of the nation's people—this has never been more urgent.
With six centres in Uttarakhand, B2R Technologies is not your typical call centre, and neither are the women who make half of the workforce that numbers over 300.
Successful women leaders have to be a catalyst for empowering other women at the workplace. Change is happening, but slowly. Women leaders believe the millennial woman can speed it up.