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Nov 8 2018

Gender gap in Indian formal sector worse than global average, LinkedIn data shows

Leave a Comment / Education, Gender Inequality, Information, research / By SLSV / November 8, 2018 November 8, 2018

Every industry sector in India employs more men than women. Moreover, the gender gap among Indian professionals is worse than the global average in every sector. Of the 115, only two industries have almost equal proportion of men and women: Primary and Secondary Education has 46% men, while Human Resources has 51%. The gender …

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Nov 6 2018

Bengaluru boy beats the world to win science prize, Rs 2.9 cr

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Employee Engagement, Information / By SLSV / November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018

Bengaluru boy Samay Godika (in picture) has emerged as the winner of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge with $400,000 (over Rs 2.9 crore) as the prize money. While Samay, 16, a student of National Public School-Koramangala, will receive a $250,000 (over Rs 1.8 crore) college scholarship, his ninth and tenth grade science teacher, Pramila Menon, who …

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Nov 6 2018

Focusing on gender equality, IKEA India plans on creating 10,000 employment opportunities in Maharashtra

Leave a Comment / Brand, CSR, CSR Reporting, Employee Engagement, Information, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018

IKEA India’s Mumbai store is all set to create employment opportunities for the localites with over 10,000 jobs in merchandising, store operations, supply chain and allied assembly services. The e-commerce retailer plans on having 50% of its workforce to be women as well as recruiting from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. More …

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Nov 5 2018

Grammy award-winning singer Tanvi Shah talks about music, A.R. Rahman and women’s empowerment.

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Gender Inequality, Information, Interview, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / November 5, 2018 November 5, 2018

She is India’s first ever female singer to win a Grammy for the Best Song Written for Visual Media award (with A.R. Rahman and Gulzar) for the song Jai Ho from the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Tanvi Shah who began her career in Bollywood with the song Fanaa from the movie Yuva, went on to show her versatility by singing in …

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Nov 5 2018

How a dangerously low poverty line is causing India more harm

Leave a Comment / CSR Reporting, Eco-Friendly, Health, Information, research / By SLSV / November 5, 2018 November 5, 2018

A low poverty line results in diminished economic growth and flawed policies like demonetisation. The development agenda today is largely about drawing an arbitrary line for poverty and focusing on a narrow goal of pulling individuals just above this line. Multilateral development organisations like the UN and the World Bank play an important role in setting the …

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