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From being a force-multiplier and a tool for empowerment to functioning as a facilitator of information there are many ways in which technology has made our lives easier. An expanding smartphone user base and more affordable data rates only aided its widespread adoption. Learning digital skills can facilitate transformations that allow for great efficiency and productivity.
But, can technology function as an agent of change to bridge gender gaps? Research says yes. By opening up new avenues for women empowerment, a digital transformation can pave the way for greater gender equality.
To know more about how technology could be used to close gender divides and make women more confident about their skills, YourStory, along with WhatsApp, hosted an engaging panel discussion on ‘
By Moin Qazi
There is a tempest in India’s farmlands even as their tillers wage an extraordinary crusade for alleviating age-old distresses. Away from the bustle of the raging storm in the Delhi-National Capital Region is a small semi-literate group of women farmers in a remote hinterland who are assiduously managing a farmer producer company (FPC) to help alleviate the woes of other women growers in Satara.
The Mann Deshi Farmer Producer Company (MDFPC) plans to organise 12,000 small and marginal growers (70 per cent of whom are women) to secure better prices for their agricultural produce. The MDFPC was founded by Chetna Gala Sinha, the well-known social entrepreneur who is shepherding a rural revolution in western Maharashtra. The epicenter of this movement is Mhaswad, a large village that nestles in Satara district, on the placid banks of the Manganga River, some 300 km south-east of Mumbai. A 45-year-old woman farmer Vanita Pise is the co-founder of the MDFPC. However, sh
WhatsApp to roll out health insurance, micro-pension products in India soon
WhatsApp to roll out health insurance, micro-pension products in India soon
WhatsApp is planning to roll out health insurance and micro-pension products in India by the end of this year. The Facebook-owned platform noted that it has been working in collaboration with credible financial institutions and partners on pilots of micro-pension, micro-insurance, and others.
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HIGHLIGHTS
WhatsApp is planning to partner with SBI General, HDFC Pensions and pinBox solutions to roll out products for health insurance and micro-pensions for users.
The company will also add new features and tools to the WhatsApp Business app to help small businesses.