Many Can Learn from India's Health Systems; Put Women in Positions of Power: Melinda Gates to News18 - News18
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Many Can Learn from India's Health Systems; Put Women in Positions of Power: Melinda Gates to News18 - News18

News 18  

Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is on a visit to India. In an exclusive interview with CNN-News18 on Tuesday, she spoke at length about India’s Covid vaccination model, its digital strides, hosting G20, putting women in positions of power, and areas that need improvement. All talked about how people around them see them differently and you see women’s agencies coming forward to make sure that every woman has digital bank accounts. I am looking forward to India hosting G20 this year and I think there are so many lessons that the world can take from India as it’s moving in the right direction on digitalisation for both genders to have bank accounts and then you can start to lay credit on top of that, and lending on top of that…when women have bank accounts and they can save even if it’s 1-2 dollars a day, they are planning for the future. I think India is really looking into the health sector while working on fewer women dying during childbirth, more children surviving, girls getting proper nutrition…I see India doing that not only for the middle class but also for the impoverished section.

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Hindustan Times  

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Business Standard  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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11 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year ago

Women are losing out to men in India’s jobless growth

Live Mint  

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1 year ago

How women's participation in business influences the economy | Explained

India Today  

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1 year ago

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 2 months ago

Burden of care work: Gender's impact on the wage gap

Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 3 months ago

For an equal future, G20’s gender vision

Hindustan Times  

The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration 2023 can only be described using two adjectives – inclusive and visionary. Right from the outset, the Declaration makes its commitment crystal clear: G20 nations are dedicated to closing gender gaps and promoting “the full, equal, effective, and meaningful participation of women” in the economy as decision-makers. The New Delhi Declaration dedicates a distinct …

DC Edit | Women's employment a steep challenge
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Women's employment a steep challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

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Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report

The Hindu  

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Private sector holds the key to a fertile future for women farmers
1 year, 6 months ago

Private sector holds the key to a fertile future for women farmers

Hindustan Times  

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Women can benefit in a big way from care services sector, says Smriti Irani
1 year, 6 months ago

Women can benefit in a big way from care services sector, says Smriti Irani

The Hindu  

The G20 Summit should focus on developing a care economy and eliminate bias against women in technology and related sectors, said Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development. At the release of the communique at the final summit of the W20 engagement group at Mamallapuram near here on Thursday, she said: “When you discuss gender and technology, let …

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1 year, 7 months ago

How can Indian roads be made more accessible for women?

Hindustan Times  

Velocipede, a term used for bicycles back in the 19th century was an object of social transformation. According to a United Nations report, improvement in transport infrastructure can decrease the amount of time they spend on domestic work and increase access to markets, schools and services with cascading effects on women’s health, productivity, education and economic outcomes A Bihar government …

“The number of women in decision making roles needs a boost” - KK Shailaja
1 year, 7 months ago

“The number of women in decision making roles needs a boost” - KK Shailaja

Hindustan Times  

Kerala faced two back-to-back public crises — first the Nipah Virus, and right after that Covid-19. Perhaps the public health system in other states isn’t as strong as it is in Kerala. In other states, the private health care system doesn’t abide by their respective governments and therefore the fees and the facilities are not uniform. Kerala is perhaps one …

India’s welcome focus on women-led development
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s welcome focus on women-led development

Hindustan Times  

India’s presidency of the G20 has brought about a welcome focus on women-led development. Renana Jhabvala, chairperson of Sewa Bharat, said, “Women-led development as envisaged by G20 goes beyond empowerment also. Women should lead a rapacious economy into a more nurturing one.” Women cannot just be beneficiaries; they must be involved in the decision-making identifying development priorities, designing interventions, and …

As India’s population soars above all, fewer women have jobs
1 year, 8 months ago

As India’s population soars above all, fewer women have jobs

Associated Press  

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Analysis | As India's population booms, where are its working women?
1 year, 9 months ago

Analysis | As India's population booms, where are its working women?

The Hindu  

Pinky Negi, an Indian teacher with two master's degrees, loved her old job at a public school in the Himalayan foothills. Less than a third of Indian women are working or actively seeking work, data shows, despite progress such as better educational attainment, improved health, falling fertility rates and more women-friendly labour policies. Policy changes that could rectify these problems …

Indian women are at fulcrum of change, need to occupy lead roles in firms: Irani
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian women are at fulcrum of change, need to occupy lead roles in firms: Irani

Hindustan Times  

Union minister of women and child development Smriti Irani on Tuesday said Indian women are at the “fulcrum of change” and need to occupy leadership roles in corporations. She also emphasised on transitioning female-led small scale enterprises to mid-size enterprises in order to see a “female-led entrepreneurship revolution”. Emphasising on enhancing the digital engagement of women, Irani said there is …

Women’s empowerment crucial for nation’s development: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s empowerment crucial for nation’s development: PM Modi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India can move forward only by respecting, empowering and making women feel equal. I call upon all of you to move forward with the determination to remove every obstacle coming in the way of all women”, PM Modi said. Speaking at a post-budget webinar on economic empowerment of women, Modi …

Women’s work is not valued properly: Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s work is not valued properly: Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh

The Hindu  

In her 2022 book, The Making of a Catastrophe, on the disastrous economic fallout of COVID-19, Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh writes that job losses and food insecurity were significantly higher for women. India is among one of the few countries that did not even achieve the MDGs for maternal health, and since then the pandemic has dramatically worsened the …

Women’s Day: ‘There is need for female role models in tech-dominated fields’
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s Day: ‘There is need for female role models in tech-dominated fields’

Live Mint  

Promoting women's participation and representation in entrepreneurship requires a multifaceted approach that addresses systemic barriers, changes people's attitude, and provides support and resources, Puja Srivastava – CTO and Co-Founder of spocto Solutions. Promoting women's participation and representation in entrepreneurship requires a multifaceted approach that addresses systemic barriers, changes people's attitude, and provides support and resources. According to the latest available …

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