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The fashion brand that’s French enough for Parisians
Sézane, known for its delicate wool sweaters and outfits best completed with a tied neck scarf, is looking to grow its global customer base while maintaining its je ne sais quoi.
6 min read11 Oct 2024Stop asking people ‘what do you do?’
As legions of retirees, laid-off workers and stay-at-home parents can attest, there are better ways to define yourself.
7 min read3 Oct 2024India’s femtech startups are listening to women
Startups in the women’s health space building products for problems ranging from tiredness to fertility are growing both in size and customers
5 min read17 Sep 2024How best to stop sexual violence in India isn’t obvious
The menace wouldn’t be so hard to end if we reformed our broad disposition towards injustice. Unless we change our fundamental understanding, atrocities will continue, and ironically, each one of us will pay for it personally.
4 min read16 Sep 2024Bengal: Mamata Banerjee, who wrote the book on protests, faces her biggest test
Never before in her 13-year stint as chief minister has Mamata Banerjee faced sustained pressure from the public on such a scale. Every other day, Kolkata and its hinterlands have witnessed marches and candlelight vigils. Many of them call for Banerjee’s resignation.
10 min read4 Sep 2024Insights and inspiration from Salesforce’s second trailblazing women summit in India
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.
3 min read30 Aug 2024Women directors’ pay has leapt ahead. Their roles are bigger too
The Deloitte study has found that over the past five years, companies in the heavy manufacturing and IT sectors have paid higher to their independent directors compared with other sectors owing to their size, scale of operations, and composition of international directors.
3 min read30 Aug 2024Firms look to secure women’s safety with timings, transport, SOS options
Firms are coming up with multipronged initiatives to support female sales staff travelling to remote areas with better access to hotels for overnight stays at the nearest city and are tying up with ride hailing platforms to prioritize transport services for them.
5 min read20 Aug 2024The dark secrets of the Murdaugh Family dynasty
Alex Murdaugh’s crimes brought to a close a century of dirty deeds by the family’s patriarchs as they built their wealth and influence.
11 min read9 Aug 2024Nearly half of women employees in India Inc may quit their firms in 2 years
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.
2 min read31 Jul 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared