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IIM Kozhikode and Emeritus Launch International Women's Day Campaign with
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) has announced the launch of special International Women's Day Campaign for its 10-month Women Leadership Programme, offering aspiring women leaders an exclusive limited-time enrolment benefit. Ranked #3 in
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India at UN, highlights lifting 250 million people out of poverty, reitera
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
India's First Secretary at UN, Sneha Dubey delivered India's statement at the General Discussion of the Second Committee on Eradication of Poverty and Agriculture development, food security and nutrition.
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Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globally
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Women's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively. They emphasise the need to redefine the roles prescribed to women by Pakistani society and the government.
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Mobile Internet Adoption Accelerates Among Women in LMICs, but Further Act
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 17: More women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are using mobile internet than ever before, 1.5 billion (66 per cent ) in total. In 2023, an additional 120 million women connected to the internet via mobile. Mobile remains the primary - and often only - way people
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NTT DATA and NLB Services Host Third Edition of 'Bridge the Gap' Hackathon
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8: NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services leader, and NLB Services, a global technology and digital talent solutions provider, today announced the third edition of the 'Bridge The Gap' hackathon. Through this initiative, NTT DATA and NLB Services aim to
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Israel sees surge in women's representation in tech R&D, but gender ga
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The tech landscape in Israel has witnessed a surge in women's participation in research and development (R&D) positions over the past decade, but gender parity remains elusive within the industry, with women occupying only a third of all high-tech positions according to a report released
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Smriti Irani highlights importance of normalizing conversation around wome
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Smriti Irani said, "I think women's healthcare systems or conversations never were mainstreamed and that has been one of the greatest challenges."
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The Udaiti Foundation launches "Close the Gender Gap (CGG)" Initiative to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13: The Udaiti Foundation (TUF), a leading women's economic empowerment organization, unveils its groundbreaking initiative, "Close the Gender Gap" (CGG) data hub at "Women in India Inc" Summit today with an aim to drive transformative changes in gender representa
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Addressing the Gender Gap: Wikimedia Contributors from 30 Countries Conven
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23: The 3rd edition of WikiWomenCamp, a global convening of volunteers who contribute to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia knowledge projects (known as "Wikip(m)edians) who identify as women, concluded with resounding success in Gurugram, India yesterday.
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Olay's New Installment to #STEMTheGap Initiative Spotlights Urgent Need fo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 13: Did you know that India boasts the world's highest number of female STEM graduates at a commendable 43%? However, the stark reality is that only an estimated 14% of them are part of the STEM workforce. These numbers underscore a significant drop out
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77-yr-old US professor Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Economics 2023
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was awarded to 77-year-old Claudia Goldin "for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes" the prize-giving body said in a statement.
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100 million women per year will need to adopt mobile internet to close the
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 31: Over 800 million women will need to adopt mobile internet in order to close the digital gender gap by 2030 across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to the latest Mobile Gender Gap Report published by the GSMA today.
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