Women Empowerment

After the Taliban takeover, former magazine-owner Siamoy* redirected her work towards women’s empowerment and capacity-building. Focusing on the most vulnerable women, including illiterate women and women with disabilities, her NGO now provides training and start-up funding for women-led businesses in five provinces. “UN Women gave us hope – the kind of hope I had lost …

Rebuilding the women’s movement in Afghanistan, one organization at a time Read More »

On this Mother’s Day, let’s take a look at how these Indian female entrepreneurs aka Momreneurs are reshaping the business world, one innovative idea at a time! As we celebrate Mother’s Day worldwide today, some women – mothers and professionals as well – are reshaping the industry they are masters in. These women are at …

Mother’s Day: Meet These ‘Mompreneurs’ Who Are Reshaping The Business World With Innovation And Leadership – Exclusive Read More »

How a small town girl builds a business that gets acquired by India’s retail conglomerate Reliance – valued at Rs 950 crore? Neha Kant, the Founder & Chief Revenue Officer of Clovia, originally from Delhi, spent her formative years in Haridwar, where her father worked at BHEL. Despite her family’s engineering background and their preference …

How Neha Kant is Championing Fashion Empowerment at Clovia Read More »

Three elected women representatives from Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan are taking part in the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population Development (CPD), officials said on Monday. A Tripura government official said that the three women representatives from rural India would showcase women’s leadership at the grassroots in the UNFPA (United Nations …

3 women from Tripura, Andhra, Rajasthan attending UN population meet in New York Read More »