Year-ender 2023: 10 women who created history in Indian defence forces this year
1 year ago

Year-ender 2023: 10 women who created history in Indian defence forces this year

Live Mint  

From receiving a gallantry award to taking charge of key roles in combat unit — women in the Indian defence forces continued to break the glass ceiling in 2023. Commander Prerna Deosthalee is set to be the first woman officer of the Indian Navy to command the Indian Naval Warship, the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet posted on X in December. On April 20, Wing Commander Deepika Misra became the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to be presented with a gallantry award. On November 22, 2023, Army Medical Corps Officer Col Sunita became the first woman to command the Armed Forces Transfusion Centre, Delhi Cantt, the largest blood transfusion centre of the Armed Force. Squadron Leader Manisha is India’s first Woman Indian Armed Forces officer to be appointed as Aide-De-Camp to the Governor in the country, said the Governor of Mizoram.

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Is the Indian Army Ready for Women in Leadership Roles?
5 days, 15 hours ago

Is the Indian Army Ready for Women in Leadership Roles?

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 18, 2024 18:42 IST - 8 MINS READ It all began with a letter by a top Army officer that was “leaked” to social media. The “double standards of competence” leadership model suggests that because historically men have had access to leadership roles, women leaders must be outstandingly qualified to succeed. “Lieutenant General Puri’s letter essentialises leadership …

‘Lack of empathy, entitlement’: Why review of women officers in Indian Army has raised eyebrows
3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘Lack of empathy, entitlement’: Why review of women officers in Indian Army has raised eyebrows

Firstpost  

In a five-page letter, Lt General Rajeev Puri has voiced his concerns about the performance of women commanding officers in the Indian Army. According to Lt General Rajeev Puri, the outgoing Corps Commander of the 17 Corps, women commanding officers’ had various leadership shortcomings, including poor “interpersonal relations”, an “exaggerated tendency to complain” and a “lack of empathy” for officers …

Meet IAF officer Manisha Padhi who became India's first woman Aide-De-Camp to Mizoram Governor
1 year ago

Meet IAF officer Manisha Padhi who became India's first woman Aide-De-Camp to Mizoram Governor

India TV News  

Manisha Padhi - a 2015 batch Indian Air Force officer - became the first woman IAF officer to be appointed as Aide-De-Camp to the Governor in the country. "Hearty Congratulations to Sqn Leader Manisha Padhi for being appointed as Aide-De-Camp to the Governor of Mizoram. Sqn Leader Manisha is India’s first Woman Indian Armed Forces officer to be appointed as …

HTLS | Military has come long way in gender integration, say women trailblazers
1 year, 1 month ago

HTLS | Military has come long way in gender integration, say women trailblazers

Hindustan Times  

The armed forces have come a long way in advancing gender integration and the raft of new opportunities opened to female soldiers will increase their representation in the military in the coming years, said women trailblazers in the army, air force and navy. Women officers, Colonel Neha Singh, Group Captain Shaliza Dhami and Lieutenant Commander Annu Prakash during a session …

Historic day! 5 women officers commissioned into Indian Army's Regiment of Artillery
1 year, 7 months ago

Historic day! 5 women officers commissioned into Indian Army's Regiment of Artillery

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a historic first, the Indian Army has inducted five women officers into its Regiment of Artillery and three of them have been posted to frontline formations along the Line of Actual Control with China, military sources said on Saturday. Lt Mehak Saini, Lt Sakshi Dubey, Lt Aditi Yadav, Lt Pious Mudgil and Lt Akanksha have joined the …

First Batch of Women Officers Commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army
1 year, 7 months ago

First Batch of Women Officers Commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army

India TV News  

The Indian Army has expanded the role of women by allowing women officers into the Regiment of Artillery, which is a major combat support arm. Five Women Officers have joined the Regiment of Artillery after successful completion of training at the Officers Training Academy, Chennai on April 29, 2023. Five Women Officers being commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery are …

Beating All Odds: Ladakh’s First Woman Army Officer, Fulfilling Her Late Husband’s Dreams, Honoured
1 year, 9 months ago

Beating All Odds: Ladakh’s First Woman Army Officer, Fulfilling Her Late Husband’s Dreams, Honoured

News 18  

Raising her 15-month-old child and fulfilling her late husband’s wish, Lieutenant Rigzin Chorol, the first woman officer from Ladakh, was honoured by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday. The Northern Command tweeted on Tuesday, “Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi commended Lieutenant Rigzin Chorol for beating all odds and becoming first woman officer from Ladakh and realising …

India's Iron Ladies: 5 Women Warriors from The Army Share Their Inspiring Tales
1 year, 9 months ago

India's Iron Ladies: 5 Women Warriors from The Army Share Their Inspiring Tales

News 18  

They have accomplished the unthinkable and shattered the glass ceiling beyond recognition while answering the country’s call of duty. Major Abhilasha Barak, Army’s First Woman Combat Aviator Major Barak, being posted in the most complex region of the world with conflict of decades…what is the experience like? Capt Shiva Chouhan, First Woman Officer Deployed in Siachen Tell us about your …

Group Captain Shaliza Dhami becomes first woman to command combat unit in IAF
1 year, 9 months ago

Group Captain Shaliza Dhami becomes first woman to command combat unit in IAF

Hindustan Times  

A woman officer of the Indian Air Force is set to take charge of a frontline combat unit for the first time, with the IAF selecting Group Captain Shaliza Dhami, a helicopter pilot, to take over the command of a missile squadron in the western sector, IAF officials said on Tuesday. Dhami is also the air force’s first woman qualified …

Women trailblazers hail army for opening new frontiers
1 year, 9 months ago

Women trailblazers hail army for opening new frontiers

Hindustan Times  

Several women officers, who are trailblazers in the Indian Army and serving in challenging roles, believe that the army is opening new frontiers for women at a swift pace, and grooming them to hold leadership positions in select streams on a par with their male counterparts. The army has begun assigning women officers to command roles for the first time, …

International Women's Day 2023: 7 Powerful Female Leaders Of India In Last Few Decades
1 year, 9 months ago

International Women's Day 2023: 7 Powerful Female Leaders Of India In Last Few Decades

News 18  

Since Independence, there have been a lot of women playing important roles and handling responsibilities in Indian politics. Former External Affairs Minister Late Sushma Swaraj is remembered as one of the most powerful women leaders of India. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has always been known as a combative woman leader. She took over as …

Indian Army: At least 108 lady officers to be promoted to full Colonel rank for command role
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian Army: At least 108 lady officers to be promoted to full Colonel rank for command role

India TV News  

Indian Army: In order to bring lady officers at par with their male counterparts, the Indian Army is conducting Special Selection Board for promotion from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel. In an attempt to ensure gender parity in Indian Army, the vacancies for this Special No 3 Selection Board have been released by the government to promote the …

Army to promote 108 women officers to Colonel rank in different branches
1 year, 11 months ago

Army to promote 108 women officers to Colonel rank in different branches

India Today  

In a major victory for women officers, 108 of them would be promoted to the rank of Colonels in the Indian Army and the process for the same would be initiated from Monday. This is the first time that women officers would be selected for command roles in the Indian Army in branches including Engineers, Military Intelligence, Army Air Defence, …

The story of Capt Shiva Singh Chauhan: What it takes to be the only woman army officer serving in Siachen
1 year, 11 months ago

The story of Capt Shiva Singh Chauhan: What it takes to be the only woman army officer serving in Siachen

Firstpost  

Captain Shiva Singh Chauhan is making history as she becomes the first Indian Army officer to be deployed in Siachen. Meet the Indian Army’s first woman officer, who is operationally deployed in Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield. 'Breaking the Glass Ceiling' Capt Shiva Chauhan of Fire and Fury Sappers became the first woman officer to be operationally deployed in …

Captain Shiva Chauhan: Indian Army deploys first woman officer at world's highest battlefield Siachen
1 year, 11 months ago

Captain Shiva Chauhan: Indian Army deploys first woman officer at world's highest battlefield Siachen

Firstpost  

She has done her schooling in Udaipur and holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from NJR Institute of Technology, Udaipur. #WATCH | Capt Shiva Chouhan becomes the first woman officer to get operationally deployed at the world's highest battlefield, Siachen, after training at Siachen Battle School along with other personnel. The Army said Capt Chouhan became the first woman …

Meera, first Badaga woman to become naval officer
2 years, 6 months ago

Meera, first Badaga woman to become naval officer

Deccan Chronicle  

OOTY: R. Meera, hailing from Achanakal village near here, has become the first woman naval officer from Badagas, the single largest ethnic community in the Nilgiris. After completing her BE, her ambition for a career in the Indian armed forces made her take the Combined Defence Services examination. She has thus become the first woman naval officer from the Badaga …

Indian Army promotes five women officers in three key corps to time-scale Colonel rank after 26 years of ‘reckonable service’
3 years, 3 months ago

Indian Army promotes five women officers in three key corps to time-scale Colonel rank after 26 years of ‘reckonable service’

The Hindu  

In yet another victory in the quest for equal opportunities for women in the Indian Army, a Services Selection Board of the Army has cleared the way for the time-scale promotion of five women officers to full Colonel rank in three key corps. Previously, promotion to the rank of Colonel was only applicable for women officers in the Army Medical …

Indian Army gets its first batch of 83 women soldiers, in the Corps of Military Police
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Army gets its first batch of 83 women soldiers, in the Corps of Military Police

The Hindu  

Women have just shattered yet another glass ceiling in the male-dominated, 1.3 million strong, Indian armed forces. On May 8, after a low-key attestation parade held at the Corps of Military Police Centre and School’s Dronacharya Parade Ground in Bengaluru, India got its first-ever batch of 83 women jawans. Inducted into the Indian Army’s Corps of Military Police, the 83 …

Navy gets its first women combat aviators
4 years, 3 months ago

Navy gets its first women combat aviators

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian women on Monday made major strides in military aviation in Navy and Air Force. Soon, a woman fighter pilot will be flying Indian Air Force's advance fighter aircraft Rafale, said sources. Indian Navy said on Monday that two women officers have been selected to join as “Observers” in the helicopter stream. Speaking on the occasion, Rear Admiral Antony George …

In a historic first, 2 women officers to be posted on Indian navy warship, will fly helicopters
4 years, 3 months ago

In a historic first, 2 women officers to be posted on Indian navy warship, will fly helicopters

India TV News  

In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, two women officers have been selected to join as 'observers' or airborne tacticians in the helicopter stream. Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women airborne combatants in the Indian Navy who will operate helicopters onboard warships. Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and …

In Historic First, 2 Women Officers Set to Join Crew of Frontline Indian Navy Warships
4 years, 3 months ago

In Historic First, 2 Women Officers Set to Join Crew of Frontline Indian Navy Warships

News 18  

In a historic first, two women officers — Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh — will be deployed as “Observers” onboard Indian Navy warships as part of the ship’s crew, paving the way for women air combatants to operate from frontline warships. Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh are part of a group of 17 …

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