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Dutee Chand First Indian Woman To Win 100m Gold In World Universiade
India's star sprinter Dutee Chand clocked 11.49s to win the 100m gold at the Khelo India University Games in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Dutee Chand's quest for an Olympic berth began in fine fashion as she stormed to a dominating win in the 100m event at the Khelo India University Games here on Saturday. Running in lane 3, she clocked 11.49s…
They Call Me ‘Toilet Woman’
Pragya Akhilesh, the trade unionist, activist and theatre director. She is also the national secretary of the Bhim Safai Karmachari Trade Union and the convener of Rehabilitation Research Initiative. What does rehabilitation mean to her? This initiative grew as a movement with the subjective understanding of Parsonian approach to rehabilitation. Personally, each member needs to be rehabilitated through a network…
Wife is Not a Chattel
Waking to this news today was a welcomed change. As my mother herself was serving tea to my father, I read - "Wife is not a chattel" What happened? The Bombay High Court upholded a 35-year-old man's conviction for assaulting his wife, saying the wife's refusal to make tea for her husband could not be accepted as a provocation for…
More Women are Self-employed in India
India’s workforce has fewer women than it did six years ago: no more than 18% in rural areas are employed, compared to 25% in 2011-12 and 14% in urban from 15%. However, in urban areas, the percentage of women in salaried jobs has increased from 35.6% in 2004 to 52.1% in 2017, but continue to be under-represented compared to their…
PRIYA RAMNANI WINS THE #MeToo WAR
The hashtag became a trend in the year 2018 in India however, it was first used back in 2006 by Tarana Burke is the founder of this movement. As we moved through 2018, here in India the movement captured attention on Twitter quickly but it gained momentum when celebrities like Tanushree Dutta, Sandhya Mridul, Nayani Dixit, and a few others came…
BUMBLE TO BILLIONAIRE
Bumble's co-founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd achieved something that she had never hoped for - THE YOUNGEST BILLIONAIRE! Whitney Wolfe Herd became the youngest woman billionaire Thursday after the second-biggest online dating company went public in the US. With her nearly 12 percent stake in the company, 31-year-old Wolfe Herd ended the day with a net worth of $1.5…
Meet the Bengaluru based woman who’s fighting against mental health illnesses!
I am born and brought up in Delhi, to an awesome couple ( both working ) and taking care of all the needs, demands, desires of me and my elder brother with utmost care and love. I am a mother of a 6 year old girl ( my gift from God ) and spouse of a great human being. I…
This Delhi Based Designer Has Been Serving People For 15 Years!
Remember the time when the term social media influencer started to pick up? Today, it has turned into a full-fledged profession, and people are doing exactly what they love in the name of it. Today, I’m happy to introduce one such social media influencer, social activist and a youth icon from the industry of fashion, who is not only doing…