by Sarika | Nov 1, 2018 | BD Voice, Gender, Inclusion, Inclusion Champions, Inclusion Matters, Leadership, Woman of Influence, Women Matters
“Mom, we won the match!” shouted my 12-year-old son as he got home from school. “Akshi was too cool. She took the last goal in the last 4 minutes to spare”. I was pleasantly surprised to hear him raving about his teammate who is a girl playing in his school soccer...
by Ranjana | Aug 31, 2018 | Change Makers, Empowerment, Gender, Inclusion, Inspirational Women, Leadership, Personal Development, Professional Development, Woman of Influence, Women Matters
The resignation of PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi in early August was kind of unexpected and this leaves us with a huge void which can’t be filled up. This takes the count of Women CEO’s leading Fortune 500 companies to 23 which is less than 5%, down from 32 female CEO’s...
by nikita | Jul 7, 2018 | Change Makers, Events, Inclusion, Inclusion Champions, Inclusion Matters, What's New
The inclusion of the diverse human race has become a global priority for the public, private and voluntary sectors. While exceptional efforts are in place, the sustainability of such inclusionary practices is still in question. To advance the agenda of building an...
by Suneeta Kaul | Mar 2, 2016 | I Stories, Inclusion
Think fashion, and you conjure images of svelte bodies, hourglass figures, glowing complexion. And perfect faces with flawless skin. Think again. Think fashion, think Laxmi Agarwal, a young woman who happens to be an acid zithromax attack survivor, and the brand...
by Aparna Sethi | Dec 30, 2015 | Empowerment, Inclusion, Inclusion Matters, What's New
In a welcome move, the Centre has announced that maternity leave in private sectors will be increased to 26 weeks from the stipulated 12 weeks. According to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 female workers are entitled to a maximum of 12 weeks (84 days) of maternity...
by Ranjana | Sep 7, 2015 | Inclusion, Inclusion Matters
Very early in life I realized that the world is not inclusive. I was just five and I wasnt allowed by my maternal grandmother to play with kids from the scheduled caste strata living close by. My arguments werent heard and my mother couldnt do much about it either. I...
