Women at work! Let's salute them, this International Women's Day

07th March 2020
Women at work! Let's salute them, this International Women's Day

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2020 SPECIAL PICTURE FEATURE
Photos: Top: still from Veave Studio's #RiseAbove Video
Middle: HomeFoodi's self employment initiative for women
Bottom: GSMA's Gender Gap study 2020. See detailed  report here
March 7 2020:On the eve of International Women's Day, Software engineers, Carmen Fioretti and Sidorela Bojaxhiat Auriga , share their top tips for young girls thinking about entering the sector:"The fintech and banking world is often thought to be for men only, but this is not true. Many women have made their way into this sector. I feel that if you have a passion, if you are curious about this world, you have to hold on and move on. We need to be."
Clover Infotech
Adds Lakshmi Mittra, VP – Center of Excellence (CoE) and Clover Academy, Clover Infotech on the need to put more emphasis on upskilling and leadership training of women in tech.“On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women from all walks of life! Indian IT industry has examples of women leaders who have pushed the boundaries and helped to strengthen the workforce by creating inclusive environments. Being an innovative and dynamic sector, it’s important for the IT industry to create more opportunities for women to not only enter the workforce but also lead it. More initiatives and forward-thinking policies needs to be introduced for the upskilling and leadership training of women at all levels. 
Women in CyberSecurity
Premier institution of higher learning that specialises in cybersecurity technologies, EC Council University beings this perspective:     According to Cybersecurity Ventures, there will be over 3.5 million cybersecurity job openings by 2021. Yet, women currently make up less than 20% of the cybersecurity workforce. Unfortunately, cybersecurity still has a perception problem with women not considering it as a viable career option. There is a need to break negative stereotypes and miscommunication to bring workforce balance to the industry. Read more here
Veave Studio
On the occasion of Women’s Day, Veave’s Studio is launching a new campaign - ‘#RiseAbove’. The campaign is an ode to rural women who recognise themselves as being unique individuals. Individuals who work endlessly and tirelessly towards creating one unique piece of textile that not only feeds their entire family but also gives them a sense of pride that may have been lost in society. Vatsala Chopra, Founder of Veave’s Studio said,“#RiseAbove revolves around the universal insight that the future is women. And while the restof the world tends to take them for granted in its own pursuit of achieving dreams, they still needto be supported in every aspect of life.
Homefoodi is empowering every homemaker to turn as entrepreneurs by giving a unique platform to work and earn from home. Homefoodi was launched in Noida on Diwali 2019 with over 100 Home Chefs and in a span of just 3 months has over 200 Home Chefs. As per National Restaurant Association of India, Home Chefs are a new and fast-growing category in the Indian Food Service industry. As per a research carried out by Homefoodi across the Top 10 Cities in India, it is estimated that around 10% of Homemakers are passionate about cooking but don’t have a platform for reaching out to customers. This opportunity translates to over 2 Million households who can potentially become Home Chefs.