Rising Women: Exploring New Sectors, Embracing Collaborations
According to the PLFS Report, the female labor force participation in India rose by 4.2% in 2022-23 compared to the previous year. However, more advocacy is still needed to increase the number of women in the workforce. It is the need of the time to find more ways to generate employment for women by exploring new sectors and tools that are being used worldwide to harness women’s potential across sectors in diverse roles and the roles of network in fostering collaboration for growth.
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A Leap Towards Equitable Future: Empowering Women in Data-Driven Decision Making
While navigating through a world increasingly reliant on data-driven decision-making, it’s imperative to pause and reflect on the underlying questions: How accurately do the available data reflect the diversity of our society? Are women’s voices adequately represented within the datasets that are driving predictive models and influencing decisions?
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Beauty Entrepreneur and their Organic Method ft. Dipika Jalan & Reshmi Mukherjee
Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey often involves a blend of challenges and inspiration. In a recent live session, Deepika Jalan and Reshmi Mukherjee shared their unique paths to establishing sustainable businesses.
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Skills4Productivity: A guide to 21st century skills
In the changing nature of work where more focus is given to acquiring a specific variety of skills, including knowing certain technical tools, life skills, negotiation skills etc., dialogues on how to equip workers on upskilling and re-skilling become important.
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Two Women, Two Brands, One Mission: Sustainable Fashion
Barsha and Debapriya are two women who are breaking the mold in the fashion industry. They are both passionate about sustainable fashion and are using their businesses to make a difference in the world. Barsha’s brand, Style99, focuses on upcycling fabric waste and raw materials from different parts of India. She creates unique statement jewelry […]
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Building regional coalitions and networks in Asia Pacific to strengthen women’s participation in the global economy
With neo-liberal globalisation, privatisation, and far-reaching technological changes, women have become part of local economies as well as global value chains. Women are engaged in emerging sectors of the technological revolutions and are making their presence felt in commerce, health, media, and every government and non-government-related policy space. While this is a globally prevalent situation […]
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