Gender Equality News

Salesforce’s Trailblazing Women Summit in Hyderabad united over 350 women leaders to discuss gender equality and innovation. The event underscored the need for diverse leadership, aiming to turn insights into actions for workplace equality and driving substantial change.

Sexual harassment, bias, pay disparity are key challenges faced by women. Aon’s study showed that 6%, or more than 1,400 of the women surveyed, said they faced sexual harassment at least once. However, less than half of them officially reported the incident to their employers.

PepsiCo aims to upskill, educate and make one million women in India employable and economically independent over the next three years. The beverage maker hopes to reach this target along with other firms and nonprofits

In India, women faced a decline in non-inclusive behaviours in the workplace, with a fall of almost 10 percentage points to 48%, according to a report by Deloitte. Women face higher pay gaps as they climb up the corporate ladder.

Five states will hold assembly elections in the coming months. This will be the “litmus test” on the proposal.

The defence ministry reportedly wrote a letter to the armed forces and other government ministries and departments involved in the R-Day parade, stating that the marching contingents, tableaux, and band will have ’only women participants’

We must foster marital equality so that women get the freedom to make what they want of their lives

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has proposed a gender parity law making it mandatory for corporate boards to be composed of at least 40% women