PUTRAJAYA: While acknowledging that efforts to empower women still need some work to be done, the government has taken measures to ensure that women continue to participate in nation-building through economic initiatives and encouraging shared responsibility, says the Prime Minister.
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Shumita Kakkar- Founder & CEO, United We Care
What better way to celebrate International Women s Day than recognising strong women who have been working to be a helping hand for those in need. Shumita Kakkar, Founder and Director of United We Care, brings forth an initiative to help people overcome issues affecting their mental peace. While mental health remains a subject that is scarcely discussed, Kakkar has built a platform with a team of professional psychologists, life coaches and lawyers to help one and all.
Having an elaborate career across operations, sales and marketing verticals and having worked for diverse industries including event management, telecom, and electronics, Kakkar has always felt a strong urge to stand up for mental health issues particularly for women and LGBTQ in the country and this zeal eventually transformed into United We Care. The app-based platform that was launched earlier this year provides complete handholding to all those i
Prez stresses on women s safety, independence on Women s Day | Details
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday appealed to all countrymen to work relentlessly towards women s safety, education and independence, on the eve of International Women s Day.
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Delhi gets its own school education board
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday appealed to all countrymen to work relentlessly towards women s safety, education and independence, on the eve of International Women s Day.
Kovind said we will be able to pave the way for women, especially our daughters, to become more active, capable and empowered only by doing so. Let us dedicate this occasion of International Women s Day to the honour, safety and empowerment of women and resolve that we will support them in changing every tradition and policy that hinders their progress, the President said in a statement.
Happy International Women's Day 2021: It is a day when women are recognised for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic, or political. Check here the theme, history, and all you need to know.
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Through my growing up years, I had no exposure to feminist thought or literature. The closest that I came across ‘women issues’ was through magazines like Femina, Women’s Era and, in later years, Savvy, that my mother subscribed to from time to time. They fired up women’s aspirations alright, but in the realm of appearance, not imagination. Worse, they not only reinforced the concept of ‘male gaze’, they trained the women to look at themselves the way their men saw them. Safe to say, not much evolution of thought happened here.
Despite this absence of exposure, one idea became integral to my being the moment I stepped into adolescence financial independence. It was not that I was short of money in fact, my father gifted me a dependent’s credit card when I turned 13 but I was conscious of the burden of accountability that came with spending someone’s else money. In addition to accountability for one’s indulgences, there was also a need to win approval for