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India Inc can attain gender parity by emphasizing middle managers through affirmative action in college and entry-level corporate hiring, ensuring a balanced representation at all levels for effective corporate governance.

Amid IPO frenzy, companies race to appoint independent directors with specific skill sets crucial for growth. Women lead key committees, while former bureaucrats remain sought after. The process overlooks competencies, favoring recommendations from ...

The typical Indian insolvency professional (IP) is a middle-aged male chartered accountant. Only 10% of the 4,352 registered IPs are women, and just 7% are under 40 years old, according to data from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI...

Tata Steel's initiative to hire women firefighters for diversity echoes a broader trend in heavy engineering firms in India. Companies like Hindustan Zinc are increasing women representation in mining operations, aiming for gender diversity.

The Peak XV Anchor Fund will be backed by an internal pool of capital, according to a letter sent to investors. Formerly known as Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, the venture-capital firm rebranded as Peak XV Partners last year and is now fully indep...

A study published in Harvard Business Review in 2006 had recommended three or more women directors to drive change. According to researchers Alison M Konrad and Vicki W Kramer, solo women on boards feel isolated and marginalised. Adding a second hel...

A decade after the Companies Act 2013 made it mandatory for Indian companies to have at least one woman director on their boards, the needle has barely moved beyond the mandatory compliance threshold. Data shows that almost half the NSE-listed firms...

Jaya Varma Sinha has been appointed as the Chairman and CEO of the Indian Railway Board. She will serve in this position from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024. Sinha is currently the Member (Operations and Business Development) and has been a p...

A woman and her husband were booked under non-cognizable offenses at Lucknow airport after being denied boarding and physically assaulting a member of Akasa Air staff. The couple arrived late, and their flight's last boarding was closed. Despite the...

Unruly behaviour such as physical gestures, verbal harassment and unruly inebriation are classified as Level 1 while physically abusive behaviour like pushing, kicking or sexual harassment are classified as Level 2.

The US-based airline faced backlash after its employees allegedly found the attire of two comedians to be "too revealing" and then "forced" them to change in public. The comedians, Chrissie Mayr and Keanu Thompson, called out the airline's "unaccept...

Konwar also shared a picture of a female cabin crew member who cleaned up the mess. Konwar tweeted, “IndiGo 6E 762: Guwahati to Delhi. The intoxicated passenger vomited on the aisle and defecated around the toilet. Leading lady Shweta cleaned up all...

Tata-owned Air India on Thursday issued a circular of over 40 pages, instructing grooming requirements for all its crew members, including asking men to put hair gel and mandated women to apply foundation and concealers matching the skin tone. As pe...

Taapsee Pannu became the first female advisory board member of Hemkunt Foundation, and she will spread awareness about menstrual hygiene and affordable healthcare.

Part of the credit for this improvement goes to multiple initiatives taken by the Indian government and regulatory bodies. Yet, there's much to be done still.

Brown, also 60, will join GSK in April and take up the job in May. She has previously done stints in the health and pharmaceuticals industry. She joined Burberry in 2017 from medical products maker Smith & Nephew and was a board member at Swiss drug...

Twitter may announce the $43-billion deal later on Monday once its board has met to recommend the transaction to Twitter shareholders, the sources said.

The financial industry is almost entirely run by men, although a handful of women have broken through to executive ranks in recent years. Last September, Jane Fraser became the first woman to lead a major Wall Street bank when she was named chief ex...

While women are present on the boards of 28 out of 110 listed companies in the UAE, they make up only 3.5% of all board positions, according to data compiled by Aurora50.