The Week That Was: Indian Women Empowerment News Overview

By: WE Staff | Saturday, 23 March 2024

Indian women have been putting all sorts of efforts to mark their positions in the history of the business world. From business to household, they are doing everything to break barriers and make themselves stand in the conservative society. Being agile towards every situation, women are giving tough competition to men in all aspects of the society. They are becoming the primary earners of their family while maintaining a steady and calm mindset. Their entrepreneurial skills are rising and they are coming up with new ideas to scale a business and solve problems. With the rise of women entrepreneurs, the country is gradually moving towards a gender inclusive society.

Every year, month and week, hundreds of women are doing something incredible for this country regardless of any sector. They are winning in every field. We have covered such accomplishments of women this week.

Have a look at them at Women Entrepreneur India.

IndianOil appoint Rashmi Govil as New Director of HR

Ms. Rashmi Govil is the newly appointed Director of Human Resources at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil). She was appointed to the respective designation on 15 March 2024. At present, IndianOil has two female functional directors on its board that are Ms. Shukla Mistry, the Director of Refineries, and now Ms. Rashmi Govil. The board consists of seven functional directors in total.

Women's Campus hiring Increases by 5% finds HirePro Report

HirePro, an AI-powered recruitment automation firm has released a new report on March 18, 2024. The report’s stats are solely based the data evaluated in FY23 comprising a sample size of 5,50,000 BTech candidates across 5 zones of the country that includes, central, east, north, south, and west.

UEFA Named Title Partners for EA SPORTS FC to Celebrate Women's History Month

A global leader in digital interactive entertainment sector, Electronic Arts (EA) SPORTS FC has announced a brand-new sponsorship deal with UEFA on March 19, 2024 in order to celebrate Women’s History Month. UEFA has been its long-standing partners and now has become title partners of their Women In Football Leadership Programme (WFLP).

WEConnect International Organizes Summits to Foster Inclusion

WEConnect International has organized a set of events in India with a support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. The events were based on “Empowering Inclusion–Advancing Sustainable Value Chains Summits” which took place in three cities that includes New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The summits brought government officials, corporate leaders, women business owners along with supplier diversity and inclusion experts together.

Zia Mody Highlights India's Growing Startup Ecosystem at Express Awards

Zia Mody, Co-founder and Managing Partner of AZB & Partners, expressed confidence in the continued growth of India's startup ecosystem. Speaking at the Express Awards for Women Entrepreneurs, Zia highlighted the rise of unicorns in India and the influx of foreign capital supporting young entrepreneurs. She emphasized the importance of governance in sustaining this growth trajectory.

65% of Indian Working Women are Self-Employed finds Careernet Report

In terms of the composition of the workforce, there has been a noticeable increase in the proportion of women during the past 12 months. More particular, women now hold 2-3% more positions in junior professional jobs and executive boards than they did in 2022 (statistics).These numbers, which were derived from a Careernet study, shed light on the overall hiring practices for female candidates.