Women in Skilling: Participation Is the Baseline. Persistence Is the Challenge.
On a weekday morning in a vocational training centre on the edge of an industrial town, the classroom is full. Nearly half the seats are occupied by women. This would have been unusual a decade ago. Today, it is increasingly common. The shift aligns with the country itself. Women make up 48.4% of India’s population, […]
The Job Market is Changing Faster Than Your Curriculum!
In a few years, someone will apply for a job that doesn’t exist today. They might be training AI models to detect mental health patterns. Or designing ethical guidelines for human-robot collaboration in hospitals. Or engineering biodegradable materials to replace single-use plastics in supply chains. That person could be sitting in a training center right […]
Freedom to Do!
How skill-building is redefining independence and economic identity for women in India. Freedom is often defined in legal or political terms but for many women across India, freedom takes a quieter shape. It is experienced in small, often unnoticed decisions. Walking to a workplace alone. Managing one’s own income. Learning a skill not because it’s […]
