The Week That Was: Indian Women Empowerment News Overview

By: WE Staff | Sunday, 5 May 2024

Indian conservative societies have always pulled down women and expected them to live their lives up to their family’s decisions. But the time has changed. The society has been changing and women are taking all required steps to make themselves visible in every aspect. Indian women have achieved more than expected in the past few decades and excel in every sector. Indian women are showing what they can do with perfect skills and prowess. Some of the researches also mention about the rise of women in various vicinities. Indian women are now proving that they are not less than anybody by competing and winning all races in the business world. Women entrepreneurs are performing equally and beyond in today’s business arena.

Let’s look at the achievements of women from this week covered by Women Entrepreneurs Review.

Supriya Das & 2 Other Women Representatives invited to UN Event

The United Nations Population Fund has invited Supriya Das Datta, the elected head of the Sepahijala Zilla Parishad (District Council), to attend in the United States. The event's particular focus is women's participation in Indian local governance. Supriya will be joined by other two women who are elected to represent Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as part of a three-person Indian delegation.

Female Voters Surpass Male Voters in 2024 Rajasthan LS Elections

In a number of constituencies in Rajasthan, women have outshined male voters casting the majority of votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. In Churu, women at 63.71 per cent have cast their votes, marginally higher than the percentage of men at 63.51 per cent. In Jhunjhunu, the percentage of female voters was 54.03 per cent, higher than that of male voters at 51.92 per cent. In Sikar, women voted at a rate of about 58.92 per cent, while men voted at a rate of 56.26 per cent. In Pali, the percentage of female voters was recorded at 57.25 per cent whereas the male percentage was 57.13 per cent. Jalore recorded 63.35 per cent of women cast their votes whereas 62.48 men did. Udaipur women voted with a remarkable record of 68.01 per cent, higher than the 65.36 per cent turnout of men. Banswara recorded 75.75 per cent female voters surpassing 72.05 per cent men whereas Rajsamand recorded 59.18 per cent female voters and 57.63 per cent male voters.

Despite Rain, Indian Women clinch 19-Run Victory against Bangladesh Women

Dayalan Hemalatha has received a lot of praise on Twitter for her phenomenal performance in the rain-affected second women's T20I match against Bangladesh. India faced Bangladesh in the second Women's T20I, postponed due to rain. India Women continued to dominate, winning the game by 19 runs on the rain-affected pitch on Tuesday, April 30 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

Delhivery opens All-Women Logistics Hub in Sikar, Rajasthan

In order to mark a major advancement in the direction of gender diversity in the logistics sector, Delhivery, a renowned logistics service provider in India initiated an all-women hub in Sikar, Rajasthan. The focus of this program is to increase women's participation in the logistics workforce and empower them in the industry which also supports the objective of Delhivery.

Supreme Court grants 33% Reservation for Women at SCBA

In accordance with gender equality in the legal profession, the Supreme Court of India has made a substantial advancement. The honorable court firmly believes that it is crucial to provide women with at least one-third of reservation posts in the nation's top bar organization, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), despite the special general body's opposition to reservation for women.