Women Empowerment

At WeHub, enabling women as entrepreneurs has also led to the creation of solutions for problems specific to women. On March 8, International Women’s Day, WeHub will mark three years of its existence. The pandemic-induced-lockdown of last year has brought to light a new and evolved narrative of women entrepreneurship, one that involves merit and dignity, …

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KATHMANDU, Jan 24: In a rare case, Shristi Goswami , 19, has been picked as the chief minister of Indian state of Uttarakhand for one day during the child assembly session taking place today.  Uttarakhand state government, itself, elected Goswami as the CM of the state, coinciding with the National Girl Child Day that falls …

A teenager girl picked as chief minister of Indian state of Uttarakhand for one day Read More »

A clothing brand works with artisan clusters of women in rural India providing them with sustained employment When Asha Scaria, founder of ethical clothing brand Swara VOW (Voice of Women), broached the idea of an online portal for garments they stitched to the women from the tribal communities of Dungarpur, it was met with scepticism. …

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Kamirah Hamlett and Jumaanah Salaam met in college in New York. Over lunch at a TGI Fridays on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in 2016, they found out they shared a love of fashion and hopes of creating a brand. That initial meeting helped them both realize the importance of networking, and they started attending networking …

Motivated and inspired: Two local women create networking-based company to empower women Read More »

In a first, Captain Zoya Aggarwal flew over the North pole along with an all-women cockpit crew on Jan 9, 2020. Captain Zoya Aggarwal who turned a new leaf in the Indian aviation history. Capt Zoya commanded Air India’s direct flight, on one of the world’s longest air routes. The non-stop commercial flight covered nearly …

Meet Captain Zoya Aggarwal: Commanding officer who turned the page in Indian aviation history Read More »