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Ruchi Kalraand the Discipline of Building Big: A Woman Leading Where Numbers Decide Power

Ruchi Kalra built OfBusiness and Oxyzo into profitable, scalable businesses by focusing on financial discipline and real industry needs. Her leadership is redefining women’s role in India’s capital-intensive startup ecosystem. In an ecosystem that often celebrates speed over substance, Ruchi Kalra built patiently. She did not chase visibility. She chased viability. As the co-founder of…

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Empowered in Rhetoric, Why India’s Gender

India’s women empowerment narrative is strong in policy and rhetoric, but real outcomes remain unequal due to flawed system design, data gaps, and ignored structural constraints like unpaid care work. True empowerment requires redesigning policies around evidence, accountability, and women’s lived realities—not just participation or intent. India speaks the language of women’s empowerment fluently. does…

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ADB and UNDP Launches  Asia-Pacific Women Judges Network

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the Asia-Pacific Women Judges Network (APWJN) to strengthen women’s leadership in the judiciary and promote gender equality in justice systems. The initiative will support women judges through collaboration, training, and data sharing, helping address structural barriers and gender bias in courts across…

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