India: women deserve bigger say in politics
Source: The Tribune
By Sushma Ramachandran
As 2021 draws to an end, some of the most enduring memories of this second pandemic-riven year have been of women in the news. The first and probably the biggest headline-maker is Falguni Nayar, founder of the beauty and fashion e-commerce platform Nykaa. Her digital company emerged as a unicorn at the beginning of the year and she went on to launch an IPO which was subscribed by over 82 times. It ended up with a market capitalisation of over Rs 1 lakh crore. Decried as hype by many critics, the former investment banker’s company earned a profit in the last fiscal, doing better than many other unicorns with men at the helm.
The second person to grab the eyeballs has been Gita Gopinath, till recently Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund and now newly anointed as its first Deputy Managing Director. Gopinath has been highly visible right through the Covid crisis, speaking with calm authority on its impact on both the global and Indian economy. It can be argued that she has done more than anyone to humanise the IMF, once seen as a Bretton Woods institution out to exploit developing economies. Her declared concern over trying to eliminate inequity, whether in terms of vaccines or developmental issues, has certainly given her resonance in this country.
Click here to read the full article published by The Tribune on 23 December 2021.
By Sushma Ramachandran
As 2021 draws to an end, some of the most enduring memories of this second pandemic-riven year have been of women in the news. The first and probably the biggest headline-maker is Falguni Nayar, founder of the beauty and fashion e-commerce platform Nykaa. Her digital company emerged as a unicorn at the beginning of the year and she went on to launch an IPO which was subscribed by over 82 times. It ended up with a market capitalisation of over Rs 1 lakh crore. Decried as hype by many critics, the former investment banker’s company earned a profit in the last fiscal, doing better than many other unicorns with men at the helm.
The second person to grab the eyeballs has been Gita Gopinath, till recently Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund and now newly anointed as its first Deputy Managing Director. Gopinath has been highly visible right through the Covid crisis, speaking with calm authority on its impact on both the global and Indian economy. It can be argued that she has done more than anyone to humanise the IMF, once seen as a Bretton Woods institution out to exploit developing economies. Her declared concern over trying to eliminate inequity, whether in terms of vaccines or developmental issues, has certainly given her resonance in this country.
Click here to read the full article published by The Tribune on 23 December 2021.