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Niti Aayog launches a entrepreneurship platform for women
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Niti Aayog has launched a platform for women to build their enterprises. The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) aims to build an ecosystem where women do not face any gender-related issues. Anna Roy, head of
Manage your arcs to climb up: 5Cs for women to attain C-suite status
Susila Cherla I got a call last Sunday evening from my friend, who hesitantly said, ‘Do you know, Mrs. Trivedi quit her job last Friday, two months after giving birth to her second child’. Mrs. Trivedi was a gold medallist
Meet 10 Women Entrepreneur Quest winners who are flying to Silicon Valley this year
AnitaB.org India, a nonprofit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing and technology today announced the top 10 winners of the 7th edition of the Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2017. The winners that were selected from 257 applications received from across India get
Grace Hopper conference to hold Career Fair for women aspirants in tech
BANGALORE, INDIA: AnitaB.org India, the nonprofit organization focused on the advancement of women in technology said it will be organizing a Career Fair at the Grace Hopper Celebration India (GHCI) 17 conference taking place in Bangalore this week(November 16-17). At
Nasscom Foundation partners American Express to provide free tech education to girls
BANGALORE, INDIA: Nasscom Foundation today announced its partnership with American Express to provide free technology education to young girls utilizing the freely available public library space as training centres. The partnership is also aimed to drive social innovation through Nasscom
ABI India launches Codeathon.in for women students in small towns
Anita Borg Institute(ABI) India, a nonprofit organization focused on women advancement in the field of computing and technology has launched 2017 Codeathon.in for women students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) from smaller cities across India. The initiative is
Karnataka govt launches women safety app ‘Suraksha’
In a bid to ensure better safety for women in the city, the Bangalore Police has launched a free women safety app for women, Suraksha. The safety or panic app, ‘Suraksha’ will help women in distress to alert police for help, as
Glass ceiling still exists: Women in IT earn 34pc less in India than their male colleagues
NEW DELHI, INDIA: The latest ‘Monster Salary Index’ (MSI) indicates that the gender pay gap in India stands at 27 percent where men earned a median gross hourly salary of Rs. 288.68, whereas women earned only a median gross salary
empoWer: Accelerator program for women entrepreneurs
MUMBAI, INDIA: Mumbai based technology startup accelerator, Zone Startups India is launching a 6-week accelerator program – “empoWer” targeting the Women Entrepreneurs building technology ventures. 15 Women Entrepreneurs (or co-founders) will be shortlisted for the 6-week bespoke program. The program
A Tech Park for the Women, by the Women
Tech industry is no longer a male bastion. Women are competing on an equal turf. This could be the reason why a 300-acre tech park is being allotted only for women entrepreneurs in Bengaluru. Karnataka’s first and exclusive women tech
Accenture wants to hire more women
USA: Accenture intends to grow the percentage of women it hires to at least 40 percent worldwide by 2017. Approximately 39 percent of the company’s more than 100,000 new hires were women in the fiscal year 2015, ended August. Gender
PayPal helping techie women return to work from a career break
BANGALORE, INDIA: Today in India, close to 50% of women drop-out of work before they reach mid-career, many of which are for personal reasons or to start a family. Studies have found that about 90% of them do want to
Women of the world, unite!
MUMBAI, INDIA: If all countries made rapid gender equality improvements, women would be able to contribute $12 trillion to the GDP in the next 10 years. According to a new study by McKinsey Global Institute, the contribution is equivalent of
Women-led tech startups can win a trip to Silicon Valley
BANGALORE, INDIA: The Anita Borg Institute India announced the 5th edition of the Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2015. WEQ 2015 is a unique business plan contest for women-led startups in technology across India in partnership with the National Science & Technology
Women students in IT can win scholarships to attend Grace Hopper conf.
BANGALORE, INDIA: The Anita Borg Institute (ABI) today opened applications for the scholarships to encourage to increase the participation of women students in computing and IT at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India (GHCI) conference. The student scholarships cover the expenses
