Mumbai: For actress Kangana Ranaut, who is bringing Rani Laxmibai’s story to the big screen with “Manikarnika”, her female co-stars are crucial to the biopic. A firm believer of women power, she says people need to stop suppressing them. For Kangana, it is the courageous streak of the freedom fighter[Read More…]
Tag: Women Empowerment
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on #MeToo: I have always spoken, I spoke in the past, I am speaking now
#MeToo gaining momentum is a good sign, says Bollywood famous actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. With this, she becomes the latest Bollywood start to talk about sexual harassment after Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar, Twinkle Khanna, and Priyanka Chopra. Support from the leading actresses from Bollywood has given[Read More…]
Together Women can! Dwelling in Jharkhand village, this brave lady empowers other women
Charity begins at home! Where women from different background are coming on the national and international platforms to voice for empowering ourselves and each other, there are few brave females who are working on the ground level too. Alka is the perfect example of a woman who has worked her[Read More…]
US-based NRDC, Gujarat’s SEWA join hands to empower women through solar-powered pumps
US-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) President Rhea Suh has announced a partnership with the Gujarat-based Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) to improve the lives of women and their families. The NRDC and SEWA have supported thousands of women salt farmers in getting solar-powered pumps to replace diesel pumps in Gujarat.[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Only shelter home for beggars fails at mission ‘beggar-free Indore’
The only shelter home for beggars in Madhya Pradesh had once set the agenda to make Indore city ‘beggar-free’, however, the negligent and rash behaviour of the concerned authorities has brought the shelter home failing to curb ‘begging menace’. The dilapidated facility at the beggar’s shelters home has seen no[Read More…]
WoWakening- a campaign breaking the acid attack taboo
Breaking the stereotype, WoWakening – a campaign aimed at creating awareness among the mass regarding inclusion and celebration for acid attack survivors in India has been launched on Friday in Delhi. WoWakening is a month long campaign dedicated to the spirit of positivity, bringing hope to the lives of the[Read More…]
Surat: Women autorickshaw drivers exclusively to cater women
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched Pink Auto Service exclusively of women autorickshaw drivers to cater only to women passengers in the city on Sunday. In a move to empower women, SMC trained, identified and even assisted these women to get loans from banks to buy their own vehicle to[Read More…]
Ditch your partner ‘coz marrying yourself is the new trend!
Distressed with your partner? Choking in the yoke of patriarchy? Hate the world for normalising casual sexism? Did you just get dumped? Worry not! Looks like a number of women across the globe have taken feminist Gloria Steinem most popular quote “A woman needs a man like a fish needs[Read More…]
Women can retain their maiden names in passports: PM Modi
In India, women are free to retain their maiden names in their passports now after the marriage. PM Modi while stating that the centre is adopting newer schemes to ensure development of women he said, “From now onwards, women will not have to change their names in the passport after[Read More…]
Malala becomes honorary Canadian citizen
Karnataka gets award for empowering women entrepreneurs
Women empowerment is a need for a healthy society. In view of this, the government of Karnataka has taken effective measures to develop a healthy ecosystem dedicated to advance women entrepreneurship. By sustaining this culture, the women entrepreneurs in Karnataka have received an ideal platform which now invites global investments[Read More…]
PM to inaugurate National Women’s Parliament
Percentage of girls dropping out of school in MP rises to 8.5%
Madhya Pradesh is among the top three states in the country where the percentage of out-of-school girls is the highest, according to an education status report for 2016. Despite the government trying to convince students to enroll in schools by offering freebies like books, bicycle and uniforms along with scholarships,[Read More…]
Empowerment of women possible through education: President Mukherjee
Praising role of Mahila Dakshata Samiti in women’s empowerment on Saturday, President Pranab Mukherjee said real empowerment of women would be possible only through education. “Real empowerment of women will be possible only through education, encouragement of economic self-dependence and provision of opportunities enabling the unfolding of one’s full potential,”[Read More…]
#BestatWork: Watch these women break stereotypes about working women
“Look at that dress, I wonder why she dresses like a slut” “Why do you need to work after marriage beta, he earns well enough for both of you?” “We all know how SHE got promotion” How many times have we heard these sexist remarks and cringed at every word,[Read More…]