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The Girl Effect: A hope for gender empowerment in the Global South

The Girl Effect: A hope for gender empowerment in the Global South

Combining private sector initiatives and government policies synergistically can lead to gender empowerment Around 45.3 million women live in poverty in India. The problem of early marriage affects 750 million women globally, of which India accounts for 223 million, a third of the world’s total. The Government of India has implemented several policies, including Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, a maternity benefit …

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‘This is Awesome!’: Man with cerebral palsy earns stripe in martial arts, netizens moved

‘This is Awesome!’: Man with cerebral palsy earns stripe in martial arts, netizens moved

The viral clip shows differently-abled Alex Mercado getting overwhelmed with joy as his trainer gives him the belt in martial arts Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. The trainer, Matthew Sangiorge, is seen lauding Mercado in front of his karate students. Fighting spirit has always kept Alex Mercado moving forward. Defying the odds, the differently-abled man earned a stripe …

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C20 Working Group Meeting at KU makes slew of recommendations to promote gender equality

C20 Working Group Meeting at KU makes slew of recommendations to promote gender equality

Top-notch experts on Tuesday proposed a slew of recommendations to promote gender equality as they wrapped up the two-day deliberations at the C20 Working Group Meeting hosted by the University of Kashmir.  The KU is hosting the mega event under the ambit of India’s G20 Presidency to evolve policy white papers on varied aspects of …

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Nation remembers Sarojini Naidu on her 144th birth anniversary

Nation remembers Sarojini Naidu on her 144th birth anniversary

February 13 marks the 144th birth anniversary of the ‘Nightingale of India’ Sarojini Naidu Hyderabad: February 13 marks the 144th birth anniversary of the ‘Nightingale of India’ Sarojini Naidu. The day is also celebrated as National Women’s Day in honour of her as a proponent for women’s emancipation and anti-imperialism. She was the first woman governor …

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Digital awareness for women entrepreneurs

Digital awareness for women entrepreneurs

Women Entrepreneurs Network Nagaland (WENN) organised a workshop on Digital Awareness for women entrepreneurs in Nagaland at Educentre office, Dimapur on February 11. The workshop was conducted in collaboration with MMB cyber-school and was supported by Educentre school of business, with the objective to help women entrepreneurs understand the importance of Branding, Digital Marketing, Product …

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