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South Asia | India | Business

Meet Captain Monica Khanna, who safely landed SpiceJet flight after engine fire

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Captain Monica Khanna’s quick-thinking saved the lives of around 185 passengers on board the SpiceJet flight that caught fire shortly after takeoff on Sunday. The Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight safely returned to Patna after cabin crew noticed sparks flying out of the left engine of the aircraft and alerted the pilots. Captain Monica Khanna – the pilot in-charge – acted calmly and took control of the situation. After consulting with First Officer Balpreet Singh Bhatia, she switched off the affected engine and landed the ‘overweight’ aircraft skillfully in Patna.
North America | United States | Activism

These Sister Act-Ivists Grow Medical Marijuana, But Their Town Wants To Shut Them Down

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Sister Kate and Sister Darcy are on a mission to share the healing benefits of cannabis with the world – that is if their business doesn’t get shut down first. Reports Reuters, the non-religious – but spiritual – sisters have been growing and selling marijuana for medicinal purposes in Merced, California (where it is legal) for three years now. Unfortunately, their business is in jeopardy since Merced City Council issued a temporary ban on marijuana cultivation after a 6-0 vote on January 4, 2016. The nuns’ business, Sisters of the Valley, sells high-quality medicinal salves,
Africa | Ghana | Business

Ghana’s market women were once so powerful they were targeted by the military

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There are corporate-feeling malls and glossy supermarkets popping up all over the West African country. Still, more than 90 percent of people here still do their almost all their shopping at open-air markets, where the stalls are dominated by women, each running a small business. It’s an encouraging trend, but behind this bright statistic is a dark history: during Ghana’s military coups of the 1970s and 1980s, market women became the target of government terror, blamed for an economic crisis gripping the country. To understand why that could have happened, you have to first see the marke
South Asia | Australia | Business

Is this the week we finally accept Australia has a “women problem”?

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This week gender equality has enjoyed some decent airtime on the national agenda. On Sunday the Labor party announced it would seek to achieve 50% representation for female MPs by 2025. On Monday Christopher Pyne called for the Liberal party to make it easier for women to enter politics. On Tuesday NEEOPA and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency hosted an event about pay equity at Channel 10. Liberal MP Dr Sharman Stone spoke out strongly about the need for action from the coalition and that night Lateline interviewed Kelly O’Dwyer and Kate Ellis on the issue of boosting the number
Asia | Business

Asia’s Women Crack Glass Ceiling, But Fail to Break Through

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Asia's women are taking one step forward, two steps back when it comes to gender equality. Family structures and entrenched notions of what constitutes women's work are holding back the region's female population from scaling the corporate ladder, according to the International Labor Organization. The proportion of women graduates who studied construction, engineering and manufacturing has stagnated or even fallen in some countries, including Malaysia, Mongolia and Japan, UNESCO data shows.
Africa | Business

Women business leaders are knocking on the doors of Africa’s boardrooms

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Women business leaders in Africa say companies on the continent need to work harder at including female members on their boards, a new report (pdf) by the African Development Bank (AfDB) reveals. Africa’s influential financial institution examined the boards of companies that are listed on the stock exchanges of 12 of the largest economies in the region. They found the continental average of women sitting in boardrooms to be 4.6% lower than the global average. The data shows for the majority of African companies, there is at least one woman board director. Nevertheless, 32.9% of fi
South Asia | Australia | Business

Women should not leave the workforce after having children, Tasmanian governor says

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The Tasmanian governor has warned women not to drop out of the workforce entirely after having children. Governor Kate Warner was speaking at a luncheon in Hobart on women's economic empowerment. Ms Warner's address examined the economic impact of gender inequality, the link between gender inequality and violence against women, and the importance of tackling rigid gender stereotypes. She was also asked what advice she would give the other women in the room. "Get a decent education is first, but don't stop at that," she said.
Asia | Japan | Business

Only one of Japan’s top executives is female – and she’s not even Japanese

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More bad news for working women in Japan: only one of the country’s top firms employs a female executive, and she’s a white American woman who resides in New York City. Bloomberg looked specifically at corporate executives working for firms listed on the Nikkei, a stock index that is essentially the Dow Jones for the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The report found that Nicole Seligman, president of Sony Entertainment and Sony Corporation of America, was the only woman in a pool of 185 executives making at least JPY 100 million (US$980,000). According to a recent study by Catalyst, a nonprofit
North America | United States | Business

Women Started Smaller Percentage of U.S. Businesses in 2014

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The share of new businesses started by women fell last year to its second lowest level in nearly two decades, a sign that the entrepreneurial gender gap widened last year. Women opened just 36.8% of new U.S. businesses in 2014, according to new data. That is down from an average of 40.7% over the last 19 years—and almost at the low point of 36.7% reached in 2007. The latest numbers likely reflect both broad macroeconomic factors, such as the construction rebound, and the obstacles facing women entrepreneurs, analysts say.
South Asia | Indonesia | Business

Indonesia’s Women Looking for Options to Foreign Maid Jobs

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A wok of hot oil may hold the key to Yuyun Sustiawati’s future – or so she hopes. For now, it’s enough to earn her business frying crackers that keeps her from the cycle of migrating abroad to find a job. The 30-year-old spent more than six years working as a maid in Saudi Arabia. Her first employer didn’t allow her to keep a cell phone to call home. The next one was better, but going abroad, Ms. Sustiawati says, is never easy. Poor treatment, rights violations and low salaries are some of the reasons the Indonesian government says it wants to stop sending new maids to nearly two
North America | United States | Business

Everyday injustices for working women: The slights add up

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Commentary: If you want to make a difference in gender equality, consider the subtle and often subconscious ways in which women are overlooked, devalued and underestimated in the business world. Earlier this year, I called it the most important issue in the tech world in 2015. It's about more than social and economic injustice. It's about meeting society's needs for advancements in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). I've found plenty of men and women who agree with me, but there's still a question of what we can do to make it better. Right now. Every day. One of the thi
Asia | Malaysia | Business

Women on boards of public companies way behind 30% target, says Najib

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Malaysian women only make up 16% of the boards of public companies, far behind Putrajaya's target of 30% women participation in top positions by 2016, said Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The number of women sitting on listed boards is even more abysmal, registering at only 10.3%. "I wanted to see women make up 30% of the boards of all public companies. But, on this, we are currently behind target,” said the prime minister when launching the “Lead the change – getting women on boards” event in Kuala Lumpur today. Unlike some countries which legislate a quota of women in top position
Asia | China | Business

Chinese Women’s Chances of Busting the Glass Ceiling? 1 in 15, Report Finds

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Chinese women are being hindered from advancing in their careers by cultural and organizational beliefs, according to new report from consultancy Bain & Co. The report, which surveyed 850 men and women in China, found that due to family pressures and workplace biases favoring men, women hold less than 10% of executive-level jobs in China and have a one-in-15 chance of reaching a company’s highest executive levels. The derailment may be affecting corporate competition, said Michael Thorneman, managing partner of consultancy Bain & Co.’s China division. Companies operating in Chin
North America | United States | Business

Women in the world: Where the U.S. falters in quest for equality

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It's considered an "international bill of rights for women." It promises to end discrimination, establish equality and fight against violence. Nearly all the 193 member states of the United Nations have ratified it. Only seven haven't: Iran, Palau, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tonga. And the United States. The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women -- or CEDAW, as it's known -- was adopted by the United Nations in 1979. It's the biggest treaty creating specific guarantees for women and girls since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was established in 1948, when

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