I never thought about it until I was asked to write this article and share my thoughts on the same. My son taking up a role in the military was not a surprise. I always knew that he would, even before he was born. Army always fascinated me, and I always wanted to get married …
Reports say in India, 24% teenagers are forced to skip their schools owing to menstruation. It is a hard reality that out of the 335 menstruating women in India, only 12% use Sanitary Napkins. The others are forced to use clothes, newspapers, ashes and husk sand; since the sanitary napkin is considered as a luxury. …
WOW, Bangalore’s ‘Pad-Women’ are ‘leaning-in’ and how! Read More »
Coming from a humble middle class Indian family and being a 25-year-old, Author, Chartered Accountant, Podcaster, Life coach and Entrepreneur, is a big deal and when people ask me how did I do it? I have only one answer! My Parents! My mom who has always bestowed upon me the habits, principles and mindset that …
“If fighting for equal pay and paid family leave is playing the gender card, then deal me in!” ~ Hillary Clinton Emancipation movements across the globe have opened the doors of schools, employers and boardrooms to women. Yet in India, despite the relatively lower male-female sex ratios, women continue to face gender discrimination when it …
The road to a gender equal workplace is a long and difficult one. One of the many issues that has worked against the equality agenda is man-shaming! A recent Harvard study showed that traditional diversity training programs of organizations have in fact increased the gender gap in organizations as most training programs made men feel …
What could be a better way to pay glowing tributes to Manipur’s Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, more commonly known as ‘Mary Kom’ than taking a fast-ride through her life narrating the emotional experience of walking down memory lane as described in her autobiography ‘Unbeatable’. A story and an inspiration – in the form of a …
India’s gender pay gap exceeds the world average. Well, not a pleasant note to begin “Equal Pay Day” now, is it? According to Monster India’s Salary Index 2017, the current gender pay gap in India stands at 20% – where men earned a median gross hourly salary of Rs. 231, in comparison, women earned only …
Fixing the pay gap – taking Gender out of the equation Read More »
Dress codes, stated or unstated, have always been a pertinent definition of women in their social or professional lives, the variables being culture, political environment, religion, and social norms. But very often these controls loosen out and take different forms and shapes as women become accepted for their competence, creativity, maturity and leadership qualities and …
Is India ready for the pledge of Equality In Gender? Equality in responsibility Equality in sharing & Equality in pay? April 10th is Equal Pay Day in the USA. Now for those who are not familiar with the concept or the date – this is the approximate day till when a woman in USA must …
Power dressing, the work wear ‘uniforms’ for women, consisting of padded shoulders, pant suits and neutral shades have, now, been forgotten and a new age of power dressing is emerging. Beginning with the feminist revolution, fashion has diminished the line between women’s clothing options for her work wear and other aspects of her lifestyle. Power …
