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TopicWomen empowerment

Topic: women empowerment

Chennai startup helps ‘overqualified housewives’ get back to work, fight motherhood penalty

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Inspired by judges, SC cook’s daughter studied law, got admission to Ivy League schools

Pragya Samal was floored Wednesday when SC judges led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud gave her a standing ovation and gifted her signed books on the Constitution.

INAS 318 marks 40th anniversary, Women’s Day with all-women maritime surveillance mission

The mission included a range of activities, including pre-flight and medical check-ups, as well as air traffic control and meteorological briefing.

Buses are key to fuelling Indian women’s economic success. Here’s why

A lot more women walk to work than men in India because they lack access to affordable transport, limiting their access to jobs.

BJP Mahila Morcha reaching out to ‘silent voters’ with Modi’s Lakhpati Didi, Drone Didi initiatives

Morcha has started outreach programme to highlight women empowerment under Modi govt & how its schemes have transformed lives, hopes to catch attention of women in non-BJP states.

Early marriage, put to work at home, safety concerns — why Madhya Pradesh’s women lag on social metrics

Amid the ongoing election season, women are being courted in a big way by Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP govt as well as Congress with promise of financial aid. But are cash schemes the answer?

SubscriberWrites: The Glass Ceiling Effect: Overcoming Gender Bias in the Workplace

One of the underlying causes of the glass ceiling effect is that society often views men as natural breadwinners, reinforcing the notion that their careers should take precedence.

G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration commits to gender equality, women empowerment

The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration 2023 incorporates Chair’s Statement, which was accepted during G20 Ministerial Conference for Women Empowerment in Gandhinagar in August.

Women empowerment: Modi announces target of 2 crore ‘lakhpati didis’, agri drones for SHGs

A women-led government is an additional force that will take India forward while G-20 has acknowledged the country's approach of women-led development, asserts PM.

In UP villages, a ‘Green Army’ in ghoonghats is liberating women, one abusive husband at a time

With about 1,800 members, Green Army’s aim is to help women take a stand against oppression, sexual and domestic violence they face at home. Now, they also seek financial independence.

On Camera

Intelligence services can become enemies of India’s law. Bring judicial, legislative oversight

Police in Telangana arrested police officer Dugyala Praneeth Kumar, who is suspected of having carried out espionage against opposition leaders during the Bharat Rashtra Samiti government.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

All about dramatic ops by India on high seas that led to arrest of 35 pirates, rescue of 17 hostages

The former Maltese-flagged merchant vessel Ruen was originally hijacked on 14 December last year by the pirates and was being used as a mother ship.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.