India wins first medal of Asian Games 2023

The Indian women’s 10m air rifle team comprising Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita and Ashi Chouksey bagged the country’s first medal in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou. In the individual qualification round, the trio shot a total of 1886.0 to claim…

G20 bats for the empowerment of women

While G20 leaders have announced the establishment of a new working group on the empowerment of women during the Brazilian G20 Presidency, the situation for Indian women tells a different story. Despite global efforts, women in India continue to grapple…

FEMCOM Zimbabwe Launches Women’s Bank

The Federation of National Association of Women in Business, Zimbabwe Chapter has reached a new milestone with the launch of a micro-finance institution to support women’s economic empowerment. The institution, Empowered Woman Excel SAACO Bank, launched last month, targets women…

Where is the fast fashion backlash?

In its 2021 annual report, Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB identified one trend as a “high” risk to its business for the first time, higher-risk even than increased energy costs or the availability of raw materials.Should consumers increasingly prefer…