Women Empowerment

At the age of 26 years, Nivedita Bhasin became the youngest pilot to command a commercial jet in the history of world civil aviation. Watch how she made her way in the then-male-dominated industry.

Lovingly called didi, Sukla Debnath has empowered over 5,000 Adivasi women by training them to be beauticians, so they become financially independent and don’t fall prey to human trafficking.

Choosing to follow her passion, Kerala's Serena quit her MNC job to set up a tea shop on Kochi's Willingdon island that offers 50 unique varieties of tea.

Suraj Bai Meena was born in a village near Ranthambore where it was unheard of for girls to pursue a career or education. Today, she is Ranthambore’s first woman naturalist. Watch this video to see her journey.

Itsy Bitsy founders Harish and Rashmi Closepet had flourishing careers in Australia when they decided to leave it all, with a vision to employ rural women in India. They share their journey.

Among the first women in India to enter and transform male bastions, Aruna Bahuguna shares her journey of becoming united Andhra Pradesh’s first woman IPS officer, and the sexism she had to challenge throughout her career.

Bengaluru-based Srutiza Mohanty narrates what prompted her to quit her engineering job and launch Risham Jewellery, a venture that aims to revive the ancient art of bead making, and empower women with jobs and education in the process.

Meet award-winning artisan Mala Pal from Kolkata’s famed Kumartuli locality, who is training several young people in idol making to keep an old art form from dying.

Right from leaves for caregivers to more opportunities for women in their workplace, here's what corporates can learn from Accenture about closing the gender gap.

Rakesh Gupta founded Gramshree to educate and support tribal farming families through the entire value chain process. They're now earning up to three times more.