The Week That Was: Indian Women Empowerment News Overview

By: WE Staff | Sunday, 7 April 2024

Women are vigorously asserting themselves across various domains, from legal rights to personal control, reshaping their destinies. They now enjoy equal opportunities in societal realms, fostering their choices and expressions. Women's decisions command respect without bias. Indian women are defying norms, excelling limitlessly regardless of age. Globally, they radiate brilliance and unmatched skills. Women leaders and entrepreneurs are driving societal transformations, even in traditionally male-dominated fields. Their unyielding determination is to reform norms and leave an enduring global impact. This week, womenentrepreneursreview.com presented compelling stories of these achievers, highlighting their leadership and entrepreneurial feats, symbolizing women's influential prowess and contributions to the workforce.

In a First, Women Jawans to Man BSF's Outpost in Jaisalmer

India is recognising women’s might and is giving them increased responsibility to protect the country’s borders. Aligning with this, Jaisalmer’s Shahgarh Bulge area has become home to India’s very first border outpost (BOP) to be exclusively manned by women jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF).

BSF Director General, Nitin Agarwal broke the news to the media that only women jawans have been deployed at the Nalka BOP. He was addressing the media while on a visit to the international border in Bikaner.

Rashmi Sahoo appointed Chairperson of FICCI FLO Bhubaneswar Chapter

The All-India Forum for Women, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ladies Organisation (FICCI FLO) has recently appointed Rashmi Sahoo as the official chairperson of the FICCI FLO Bhubaneswar Chapter for the tenure 2024-2025. Ms. Rashmi is the founder of Rays Foundation, Director of Ruchi Foodline, and the Managing Director of FarrmB & Frozit.

CAB launches India's First Association-led Full-fledged Women's Franchise

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has taken a significant step in promoting women's participation in cricket. The association has announced the launch of the Bengal Pro T20 tournament, which will feature both men's and women's events. In specific, the women's event will showcase India's first full-fledged women's franchise T20 tournament run by an association.

The Bengal Pro T20 tournament will be a 21-day long match held in June this year. The tournament will comprise 8 teams in both men's and women's events. The men's team will consist of 17 players whereas the women's team will have 16 players. The most important requirement is that all the players of both men's and women's teams including the coaches must hail from Bengal. Men's matches will be held at the iconic stadium of Bengal, the Eden Gardens while the women's matches will take place at the popular Jadavpur University ground which is also a regular venue for senior domestic games.

46% Increase in Women Buying Used-Cars, says New Spinny Report

A recent study by Spinny, an acclaimed full-stack platform for used automobiles or cars, highlighted the increasing inclination of female consumers in the Indian used car market. Their data indicates that in March 2024, 46 per cent of women in India chose used cars, an increase of significantly from 35 per cent in the same quarter the previous year.

MSME Idea Hackathon 3.0 selects Innovative Ideas of 3 Women Entrepreneurs

The MSME Idea Hackathon 3.0 (Women) was organized by the Ministry of MSME under the MSME Innovative Scheme where Woxsen University has selected three innovative ideas from the Host Institution (HI). Three women have been granted Rs 15 lakh each in financial assistance and participated through Woxsen University. In addition to this, the Trade Tower of the university has also been approved as an MSME Host Institute/Business Incubator by the Ministry of MSME, providing guidance and support to emerging entrepreneurs.