WOMEN IN THE 21st CENTURY

WOMEN IN THE 21st CENTURY : 

WOMEN IN THE 21st CENTURY PRESENTED BY :- SWAPNIL CHASKAR

WOMEN IN POWER : 

WOMEN IN POWER

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Pratibha Devisingh Patil (Marathi: प्रतिभा देवीसिंह पाटील) (born 19 December 1934) is the 12th and current President of the Republic of India and first woman to hold the office. She was sworn in as President of India on 25 July 2007, succeeding Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

MEIRA KUMAR : 

MEIRA KUMAR

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Meira Kumar (born March 31, 1945) is an Indian politician and a five time Member of Parliament. She was elected unopposed as the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha on 3 June 2009 . She is a lawyer and a former diplomat. Prior to being a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, she has been elected earlier to the 8th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha, wherein she remained Cabinet Minister in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (2004-2009).

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Meira Kumar was born in Chandwa, near Arrah, in the district of Bhojpur in Bihar to the former Deputy Prime Minister and prominent dalit leader, Babu Jagjivan Ram and freedom fighter, Indrani Devi. She did her M.A., LL.B, Educated at Indraprastha College and Miranda House, Delhi University.

SONIA GANDHI : 

SONIA GANDHI

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Sonia Gandhi (Hindi: सोनिया गांधी; born Edvige Antonia Albina Maino[1][2] (born on 9 December 1946) is an Italian-born Indian politician. She is currently the President of the Indian National Congress Party, Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha and the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party. She is the longest serving president the of the Congress party.

MAMATA BANERJEE : 

MAMATA BANERJEE

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Mamata Banerjee born 5 January 1955) is the leader of the Trinamool Congress and Leader of the Opposition in the state of West Bengal. She is the founder and Chairperson of the party and has been the current Railway Minister of the Republic of India. Mamata is popularly known as "Didi" - the elder sister to all her followers in West Bengal. Her oratory was all about connecting with ordinary people with ordinary dreams.

Women in the corporate world in India : 

Women in the corporate world in India INDU JAIN

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Indu Jain belongs to the Sahu Jain family and is the current chairperson of India's largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., which owns the Times of India and other large newspapers. Her net worth is said to be US$4.4 billion, making her the 17th richest Indian in the world.

Lalita Gupte : 

Lalita Gupte

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Lalita D. Gupte, Joint Managing Director of ICICI Bank (India’s second largest commercial bank), until October 31, 2006, is an important figure in India’s banking and financial services sector.[1] An INSEAD alumnus, Gupte was listed by the Fortune “as one of the fifty most powerful women in international business.” She is currently the Chairperson on the Board of ICICI Venture and a board member of Nokia Corporation.On 22nd June, 2010 she was appointed as member of Alstom’s Board of directors.

PRIYA PAUL : 

PRIYA PAUL

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Priya Paul (born 1967), is a prominent woman entrepreneur of India, and currently the Chairperson of Appeejay The Park Hotels chain of boutique hotels . She joined the company, after finishing her studies in Economics at the Wellesley College (US) working under her father, as Marketing Manager at the Park Hotel, Delhi, at the age of 22

WOMEN IN INDIAN ARMY : 

WOMEN IN INDIAN ARMY

Army Women ½ Almost Equal : 

Army Women ½ Almost Equal Every six months, about 5,000 women graduates and postgraduates between the ages of 21 and 25 years apply to join the Army. Barely a fifth clear the written test and only a tenth of those who do are selected. The women officers commissioned are recruited for a period of five years, extendable up to 10. The Zozila Company becomes their new home - and office. The current batch of graduates will bring the total number of women cadets recruited to 744.

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