International Women’s Day

In a filmmaking community dominated by males, women leaders were rare and their role in films was framed around the concept of stereotypes. But over the last two decades there has been a change at various levels. One of the individuals who is part of this change is Radhika Lavu, Founder & MD, Ellanar Films.

If you look at the glamorous photos of Chinu Kala, founder of jewellery brand Rubans Accessories, on her Instagram feed, one could never guess that she has slept on a railway platform after leaving her house as a teenager. At the age of 15 years, the stubborn girl had a fight with her parents and decided to leave the shelter of her home armed with only a pair of slippers, one salwar suit and INR 300.

Many employers, especially more agile and adaptive companies, have accepted the remote work or hybrid work model

As per a report by Google and Bain & Company, women's entrepreneurship can potentially create over 30 million women-owned enterprises, and thereby create about 160-170 million new jobs in the country.

Nexus Power leverages nanotechnology to make biodegradable electric vehicle batteries from crop residue.

Lack of support through VC funding is a major impediment to progress of women entrepreneurs compared to their male counterparts

Women have, over the years, made inroads into sectors that were for long considered a male stronghold

Just being able to earn is not enough to be truly empowered if women don't manage their money and make it work for them

On International Women's Day, Entrepreneur India talks to experts and start-ups who are working to solve a few of the many problems that exist and on what still needs to be done going forward.

Entrepreneur India brings you the story of five businesswomen who have made their dream a reality

Women own less than 4 per cent of the total enterprises in India and are also the worst hit in the ongoing country's unemployment crisis, shows a joint report by Bain & Company and Google

Once considered a novelty reserved for males, online gaming has seen the number of woman players growing steadily due to ease of access, incentivization and awareness.

As an entrepreneur, personal development has to be priority as it is the game-changer

Despite several measures taken across the globe, gender inequality remains consequential and multidimensional

Dr. Geetha Manjunath is the co-founder of Niramai, a Bengaluru-based start-up that provides women an affordable screening test for breast cancer detection.

While I am still learning and evolving each day, here are a few things that helped me to never give up on my passion

Today's women entrepreneurs do not come only from the time-honored business ménages but from all walks of life and from every part of the nation

As a country, India has unique traits and opportunities for women entrepreneurship to proliferate and these initiatives need to be encouraged in their own turfs instead of trying to push them into a definitive style and scope of starting a business

Here's how we can take a pledge to create an ecosystem that's conducive to gender-diversity

Whether it is running a family, taking care of the home, children, staff, and ensuring that everything runs smoothly while they are at work

Women are building up businesses through platforms like Facebook or WhatsApp