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OnlineUN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day
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08‐03‐2019 Business‐standard.com UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world
08‐03‐2019 Businesstoday.in UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world
08‐03‐2019 Outlookiindia.com UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world
08‐03‐2019 Theweek.in UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world
08‐03‐2019 Devdiscourse.com UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world
08‐03‐2019 Indiatribune.com UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world
08‐03‐2019 Latestly.com UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world
11‐03‐2019 Indiaeducationdiary.in UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day
11‐03‐2019 Businessfortnight.com UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day
11‐03‐2019 Apnnews.com UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day
11‐03‐2019 Thisweekindia.news UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day
11‐03‐2019 Timeshisociety.com UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day
News‐Link: https://www.business‐standard.com/article/pti‐stories/un‐women‐biz‐conglomerate‐join‐hands‐to‐raise‐issues‐faced‐by‐women‐in‐corporate‐world‐119030801326_1.html
UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world UN Women and a business conglomerate Friday joined hands for an event, aiming to provide the right exposure to issues and discrepancies faced by women in the corporate world, and find a solution, officials said. The event marking International Women's Day was held here epitomising the day's theme for UN Women ‐‐ Think equal, Build smart, Innovate for change. "It also lay focus on advancing women's leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business," the organisers said in a statement. The event witnessed the presence of leading women from various walks of life. "It aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution," the O P Jindal Group said in the statement. In a statement, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Nishtha Satyam, said, "Women dedicate almost three times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation's GDP." "There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year's theme for International Women's Day, UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its entirety," she said.
Date 08‐03‐2019
Website Business‐standard.com
News‐Link: https://www.businesstoday.in/pti‐feed/un‐women‐biz‐conglomerate‐join‐hands‐to‐raise‐issues‐faced‐by‐women‐in‐corporate‐world/story/326043.html UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world UN Women and a business conglomerate Friday joined hands for an event, aiming to provide the right exposure to issues and discrepancies faced by women in the corporate world, and find a solution, officials said. The event marking International Women's Day was held here epitomising the day's theme for UN Women ‐‐ Think equal, Build smart, Innovate for change. "It also lay focus on advancing women's leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business," the organisers said in a statement. The event witnessed the presence of leading women from various walks of life. "It aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution," the O P Jindal Group said in the statement. In a statement, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Nishtha Satyam, said, "Women dedicate almost three times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation's GDP." "There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year's theme for International Women's Day, UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its entirety," she said
Date 08‐03‐2019
Website Businesstoday.in
News‐Link: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/un‐women‐biz‐conglomerate‐join‐hands‐to‐raise‐issues‐faced‐by‐
women‐in‐corporate‐world/1492893
UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world UN Women and a business conglomerate Friday joined hands for an event, aiming to provide the right exposure to issues
and discrepancies faced by women in the corporate world, and find a solution, officials said.The event marking
International Women's Day was held here epitomising the day's theme for UN Women ‐‐ Think equal, Build smart,
Innovate for change.
"It also lay focus on advancing women's leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning
ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business," the organisers said in a statement.The event witnessed the
presence of leading women from various walks of life."It aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and
discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution," the O P Jindal Group
said in the statement.In a statement, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Nishtha Satyam, said, "Women
dedicate almost three times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation's GDP."
"There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year's theme for International Women's Day,
UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out
of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its
entirety," she said
Date 08‐03‐2019
Website Outlookindia.com
News‐Link: https://www.theweek.in/wire‐updates/national/2019/03/08/des69‐un‐women‐corporate.html
UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world UN Women and a business conglomerate Friday joined hands for an event, aiming to provide the right exposure to issues
and discrepancies faced by women in the corporate world, and find a solution, officials said.The event marking
International Women's Day was held here epitomising the day's theme for UN Women ‐‐ Think equal, Build smart,
Innovate for change.
"It also lay focus on advancing women's leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning
ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business," the organisers said in a statement.The event witnessed the
presence of leading women from various walks of life."It aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and
discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution," the O P Jindal Group
said in the statement.In a statement, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Nishtha Satyam, said, "Women
dedicate almost three times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation's GDP."
"There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year's theme for International Women's Day,
UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out
of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its
entirety," she said
Date 08‐03‐2019
Website Theweek.in
News‐Link: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/438116‐un‐women‐biz‐conglomerate‐come‐together‐to‐give‐address‐issues‐faced‐by‐women‐in‐corporate‐world
UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world UN Women and a business conglomerate on Friday joined hands for an event, aiming to provide the right exposure to
issues and discrepancies faced by women in the corporate world, and find a solution, officials said. The event marking
International Women's Day was held here epitomising the day's theme for UN Women ‐‐ Think equal, Build smart,
Innovate for change."It also lay focus on advancing women's leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in
strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business," the organisers said in a statement. The
event witnessed the presence of leading women from various walks of life.
"It aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management
and employee ranks, but also to find a solution," the O P Jindal Group said in the statement. In a statement, Deputy
Country Representative, UN Women, Nishtha Satyam, said, "Women dedicate almost three times more effort in unpaid
work that contributes significantly to the nation's GDP."
"There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year's theme for International Women's Day,
UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out
of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its
entirety," she said.
Date 08‐03‐2019
Website Devdiscourse.com
News‐Link: https://indiatribune.com/un‐women‐biz‐conglomerate‐join‐hands‐to‐raise‐issues‐faced‐by‐women‐in‐corporate‐world/
UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world UN Women and a business conglomerate on Friday joined hands for an event, aiming to provide the right exposure to
issues and discrepancies faced by women in the corporate world, and find a solution, officials said. The event marking
International Women's Day was held here epitomising the day's theme for UN Women ‐‐ Think equal, Build smart,
Innovate for change."It also lay focus on advancing women's leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in
strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business," the organisers said in a statement. The
event witnessed the presence of leading women from various walks of life.
"It aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management
and employee ranks, but also to find a solution," the O P Jindal Group said in the statement. In a statement, Deputy
Country Representative, UN Women, Nishtha Satyam, said, "Women dedicate almost three times more effort in unpaid
work that contributes significantly to the nation's GDP."
"There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year's theme for International Women's Day,
UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out
of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its
entirety," she said.
Date 08‐03‐2019
Website Indiatribune.com
News‐Link: https://www.latestly.com/agency‐news/un‐women‐biz‐conglomerate‐join‐hands‐to‐raise‐issues‐faced‐by‐women‐in‐corporate‐world‐683786.html
UN Women, biz conglomerate join hands to raise issues faced by women in corporate world UN Women and a business conglomerate on Friday joined hands for an event, aiming to provide the right exposure to
issues and discrepancies faced by women in the corporate world, and find a solution, officials said. The event marking
International Women's Day was held here epitomising the day's theme for UN Women ‐‐ Think equal, Build smart,
Innovate for change."It also lay focus on advancing women's leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in
strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business," the organisers said in a statement. The
event witnessed the presence of leading women from various walks of life.
"It aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management
and employee ranks, but also to find a solution," the O P Jindal Group said in the statement. In a statement, Deputy
Country Representative, UN Women, Nishtha Satyam, said, "Women dedicate almost three times more effort in unpaid
work that contributes significantly to the nation's GDP."
"There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year's theme for International Women's Day, UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its entirety," she said
Date 08‐03‐2019
Website Latestly.com
News‐Link: http://indiaeducationdiary.in/un‐women‐o‐p‐jindal‐group‐come‐together‐celebrate‐international‐womens‐day/ l
UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day The O P Jindal Group of companies collaborated with UN Women, United Nation’s entity dedicated to working towards gender equality and women empowerment, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), as the conglomerate hosted a gala event today at India Habitat Centre. The event epitomized this year’s International Women’s Day theme for UN Women, ‘Think equal, Build smart, Innovate for change’, laying focus on advancing women’s leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business. The event witnessed the presence of leading women dignitaries including Kuchipudi artist and President, JSPL Foundation, Ms Shallu Jindal; Managing Director, Jindal SAW Ltd., Ms Sminu Jindal; Founder, Swift Media International, Ms Srishti Jindal; Former Ambassador of India to the Netherlands, Ms Bhaswati Mukherjee; Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam; Founder and Co‐Director, Aarambh India Initiative, Ms Uma Subramanian; Marketing, Branding and Communication Specialist, Prof Shruti Jain; Diet & Lifestyle Specialist, Ms Saumya Hinduja, along with Cancer Specialist, Dr Neerja Gupta.The O P Jindal Group pledged allegiance to the empowerment principles of UN Women. IWD 2019 theme of UN Women reflects the idea that people should have complete access to technology and finance, irrespective of their gender, for them to engage fully in the economy. Such engagement of all genders in an organisation fuels social as well as economic prosperity, irrespective of the sector. The event aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution. Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam, said, “We are proud to have collaborated with the OP Jindal conglomerate to champion our cause of empowering women, and to support the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development worldwide. Women dedicate almost 3 times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation’s GDP. Unfortunately, this is still not considered worthy of monetary payment in the system. There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its entirety.”Apart from the corporate world, women are making a place for themselves today in some of the major all‐male bastions, like transportation, masonry, plumbing, etc. However, a pool of opportunities in India still remains untapped. Statistics from various sources indicate that the situation of women is a graph of multiple highs and lows. As per Economic Survey 2017‐18, it is observed that there has been a notable progress in the percentage of educated women from 59.4 percent in 2005‐06 to 72.5 percent in 2015‐16. However, in administrative roles, the survey reveals, only 9 percent women are members of legislative assemblies (MLAs) amongst 4,118 members across the country. Although ‘Women in Business’, a global survey in 2018 by Grant Thornton, ranked India third in business leadership roles held by women consecutively for the third year, a lot still needs to be done. Despite unprecedented opportunities in ‘Innovation and Technology’, industry trends indicate a growing digital gender divide as women continue to be under‐represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and design. The gathering delved into measures to accelerate progress on this front by breaking the constraints that hinder women’s participation
Date 11‐03‐2019
Website Indiaeducationdiary.in
News‐Link: http://businessfortnight.com/un‐women‐and‐o‐p‐jindal‐group‐come‐together‐to‐celebrate‐international‐womens‐day/
UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day The O P Jindal Group of companies collaborated with UN Women, United Nation’s entity dedicated to working towards gender equality and women empowerment, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), as the conglomerate hosted a gala event today at India Habitat Centre. The event epitomized this year’s International Women’s Day theme for UN Women, ‘Think equal, Build smart, Innovate for change’, laying focus on advancing women’s leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business. The event witnessed the presence of leading women dignitaries including Kuchipudi artist and President, JSPL Foundation, Ms Shallu Jindal; Managing Director, Jindal SAW Ltd., Ms Sminu Jindal; Founder, Swift Media International, Ms Srishti Jindal; Former Ambassador of India to the Netherlands, Ms Bhaswati Mukherjee; Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam; Founder and Co‐Director, Aarambh India Initiative, Ms Uma Subramanian; Marketing, Branding and Communication Specialist, Prof Shruti Jain; Diet & Lifestyle Specialist, Ms Saumya Hinduja, along with Cancer Specialist, Dr Neerja Gupta.The O P Jindal Group pledged allegiance to the empowerment principles of UN Women. IWD 2019 theme of UN Women reflects the idea that people should have complete access to technology and finance, irrespective of their gender, for them to engage fully in the economy. Such engagement of all genders in an organisation fuels social as well as economic prosperity, irrespective of the sector. The event aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution. Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam, said, “We are proud to have collaborated with the OP Jindal conglomerate to champion our cause of empowering women, and to support the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development worldwide. Women dedicate almost 3 times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation’s GDP. Unfortunately, this is still not considered worthy of monetary payment in the system. There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its entirety.”Apart from the corporate world, women are making a place for themselves today in some of the major all‐male bastions, like transportation, masonry, plumbing, etc. However, a pool of opportunities in India still remains untapped. Statistics from various sources indicate that the situation of women is a graph of multiple highs and lows. As per Economic Survey 2017‐18, it is observed that there has been a notable progress in the percentage of educated women from 59.4 percent in 2005‐06 to 72.5 percent in 2015‐16. However, in administrative roles, the survey reveals, only 9 percent women are members of legislative assemblies (MLAs) amongst 4,118 members across the country. Although ‘Women in Business’, a global survey in 2018 by Grant Thornton, ranked India third in business leadership roles held by women consecutively for the third year, a lot still needs to be done. Despite unprecedented opportunities in ‘Innovation and Technology’, industry trends indicate a growing digital gender divide as women continue to be under‐represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and design. The gathering delved into measures to accelerate progress on this front by breaking the constraints that hinder women’s participation.
Date 11‐03‐2019
Website Businessfortnight.com
News‐Link: https://www.apnnews.com/un‐women‐and‐o‐p‐jindal‐group‐come‐together‐to‐celebrate‐international‐
womens‐day/
UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day The O P Jindal Group of companies collaborated with UN Women, United Nation’s entity dedicated to working towards gender equality and women empowerment, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), as the conglomerate hosted a gala event today at India Habitat Centre. The event epitomized this year’s International Women’s Day theme for UN Women, ‘Think equal, Build smart, Innovate for change’, laying focus on advancing women’s leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business. The event witnessed the presence of leading women dignitaries including Kuchipudi artist and President, JSPL Foundation, Ms Shallu Jindal; Managing Director, Jindal SAW Ltd., Ms Sminu Jindal; Founder, Swift Media International, Ms Srishti Jindal; Former Ambassador of India to the Netherlands, Ms Bhaswati Mukherjee; Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam; Founder and Co‐Director, Aarambh India Initiative, Ms Uma Subramanian; Marketing, Branding and Communication Specialist, Prof Shruti Jain; Diet & Lifestyle Specialist, Ms Saumya Hinduja, along with Cancer Specialist, Dr Neerja Gupta.The O P Jindal Group pledged allegiance to the empowerment principles of UN Women. IWD 2019 theme of UN Women reflects the idea that people should have complete access to technology and finance, irrespective of their gender, for them to engage fully in the economy. Such engagement of all genders in an organisation fuels social as well as economic prosperity, irrespective of the sector. The event aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution. Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam, said, “We are proud to have collaborated with the OP Jindal conglomerate to champion our cause of empowering women, and to support the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development worldwide. Women dedicate almost 3 times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation’s GDP. Unfortunately, this is still not considered worthy of monetary payment in the system. There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its entirety.”Apart from the corporate world, women are making a place for themselves today in some of the major all‐male bastions, like transportation, masonry, plumbing, etc. However, a pool of opportunities in India still remains untapped. Statistics from various sources indicate that the situation of women is a graph of multiple highs and lows. As per Economic Survey 2017‐18, it is observed that there has been a notable progress in the percentage of educated women from 59.4 percent in 2005‐06 to 72.5 percent in 2015‐16. However, in administrative roles, the survey reveals, only 9 percent women are members of legislative assemblies (MLAs) amongst 4,118 members across the country. Although ‘Women in Business’, a global survey in 2018 by Grant Thornton, ranked India third in business leadership roles held by women consecutively for the third year, a lot still needs to be done. Despite unprecedented opportunities in ‘Innovation and Technology’, industry trends indicate a growing digital gender divide as women continue to be under‐
Date 11‐03‐2019
Website Apnnews.com
represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and design. The gathering delved into measures to accelerate progress on this front by breaking the constraints that hinder women’s participation.
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News‐Link: https://thisweekindia.news/article/un‐women‐and‐o‐p‐jindal‐group‐come‐together‐to‐celebrate‐international‐womens‐day/18305
UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day The O P Jindal Group of companies collaborated with UN Women, United Nation’s entity dedicated to working towards gender equality and women empowerment, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), as the conglomerate hosted a gala event today at India Habitat Centre. The event epitomized this year’s International Women’s Day theme for UN Women, ‘Think equal, Build smart, Innovate for change’, laying focus on advancing women’s leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business. The event witnessed the presence of leading women dignitaries including Kuchipudi artist and President, JSPL Foundation, Ms Shallu Jindal; Managing Director, Jindal SAW Ltd., Ms Sminu Jindal; Founder, Swift Media International, Ms Srishti Jindal; Former Ambassador of India to the Netherlands, Ms Bhaswati Mukherjee; Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam; Founder and Co‐Director, Aarambh India Initiative, Ms Uma Subramanian; Marketing, Branding and Communication Specialist, Prof Shruti Jain; Diet & Lifestyle Specialist, Ms Saumya Hinduja, along with Cancer Specialist, Dr Neerja Gupta.The O P Jindal Group pledged allegiance to the empowerment principles of UN Women. IWD 2019 theme of UN Women reflects the idea that people should have complete access to technology and finance, irrespective of their gender, for them to engage fully in the economy. Such engagement of all genders in an organisation fuels social as well as economic prosperity, irrespective of the sector. The event aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution. Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam, said, “We are proud to have collaborated with the OP Jindal conglomerate to champion our cause of empowering women, and to support the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development worldwide. Women dedicate almost 3 times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation’s GDP. Unfortunately, this is still not considered worthy of monetary payment in the system. There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its entirety.”Apart from the corporate world, women are making a place for themselves today in some of the major all‐male bastions, like transportation, masonry, plumbing, etc. However, a pool of opportunities in India still remains untapped. Statistics from various sources indicate that the situation of women is a graph of multiple highs and lows. As per Economic Survey 2017‐18, it is observed that there has been a notable progress in the percentage of educated women from 59.4 percent in 2005‐06 to 72.5 percent in 2015‐16. However, in administrative roles, the survey reveals, only 9 percent women are members of legislative assemblies (MLAs) amongst 4,118 members across the country. Although ‘Women in Business’, a global survey in 2018 by Grant Thornton, ranked India third in business leadership roles held by women consecutively for the third year, a lot still needs to be done. Despite unprecedented opportunities in ‘Innovation and Technology’, industry trends indicate a growing digital gender divide as women continue to be under‐
Date 11‐03‐2019
Website Thisweekindia.news
represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and design. The gathering delved into measures to accelerate progress on this front by breaking the constraints that hinder women’s participation. .
News‐Link: http://timeshisociety.com/news_single.php?newsID=392
UN Women and O P Jindal Group come together to celebrate International Women’s Day The O P Jindal Group of companies collaborated with UN Women, United Nation’s entity dedicated to working towards gender equality and women empowerment, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), as the conglomerate hosted a gala event today at India Habitat Centre. The event epitomized this year’s International Women’s Day theme for UN Women, ‘Think equal, Build smart, Innovate for change’, laying focus on advancing women’s leadership in corporate roles and boosting participation in strategy and planning ranks right from inception, irrespective of the business. The event witnessed the presence of leading women dignitaries including Kuchipudi artist and President, JSPL Foundation, Ms Shallu Jindal; Managing Director, Jindal SAW Ltd., Ms Sminu Jindal; Founder, Swift Media International, Ms Srishti Jindal; Former Ambassador of India to the Netherlands, Ms Bhaswati Mukherjee; Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam; Founder and Co‐Director, Aarambh India Initiative, Ms Uma Subramanian; Marketing, Branding and Communication Specialist, Prof Shruti Jain; Diet & Lifestyle Specialist, Ms Saumya Hinduja, along with Cancer Specialist, Dr Neerja Gupta.The O P Jindal Group pledged allegiance to the empowerment principles of UN Women. IWD 2019 theme of UN Women reflects the idea that people should have complete access to technology and finance, irrespective of their gender, for them to engage fully in the economy. Such engagement of all genders in an organisation fuels social as well as economic prosperity, irrespective of the sector. The event aimed at not only providing the right exposure to the issues and discrepancies faced by women at the management and employee ranks, but also to find a solution. Deputy Country Representative, UN Women, Ms Nishtha Satyam, said, “We are proud to have collaborated with the OP Jindal conglomerate to champion our cause of empowering women, and to support the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development worldwide. Women dedicate almost 3 times more effort in unpaid work that contributes significantly to the nation’s GDP. Unfortunately, this is still not considered worthy of monetary payment in the system. There is a need to start measuring this contribution by women. With this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, UN Women is focusing on inclusive growth; infrastructure and innovation being key factors to developing smart cities. Out of the 193 countries making up the UN, India has the onus to demolish stereotypes and empower womanhood in its entirety.”Apart from the corporate world, women are making a place for themselves today in some of the major all‐male bastions, like transportation, masonry, plumbing, etc. However, a pool of opportunities in India still remains untapped. Statistics from various sources indicate that the situation of women is a graph of multiple highs and lows. As per Economic Survey 2017‐18, it is observed that there has been a notable progress in the percentage of educated women from 59.4 percent in 2005‐06 to 72.5 percent in 2015‐16. However, in administrative roles, the survey reveals, only 9 percent women are members of legislative assemblies (MLAs) amongst 4,118 members across the country. Although ‘Women in Business’, a global survey in 2018 by Grant Thornton, ranked India third in business leadership roles held by women consecutively for the third year, a lot still needs to be done. Despite unprecedented opportunities in ‘Innovation and Technology’, industry trends indicate a growing digital gender divide as women continue to be under‐
Date 11‐03‐2019
Website Timeshisociety.com