Female partners on the rise at major law and accounting firms but still well below 50 per cent
7 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Men still dominate partnership roles at professional services firms in New Zealand. Photo / File
New Zealand s major professional services firms are still struggling to reach gender parity at the partnership level despite a major push in recent years to bring women through into their senior ranks. Partners at law and accounting firms are the most senior members of staff and can earn money through either an equity share of the business profits or as a salaried partner.
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A total of 9,118 women are serving as officers in the three defence forces. (Photo/ANI)
Women officers in Indian army source of inspiration to many ANI | Updated: Mar 06, 2021 10:16 IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The women officers in the Indian Army, who continue to serve the nation in various roles, are passionate about motivating young girls to join the Armed forces.
The women officers who maintain a balance between personal and professional life, are the perfect example of Women s empowerment. They are also a source of inspiration for many who want to join the forces.
While speaking to ANI, many of the women officers who are in the major rank of the Army, feel that they will be certainly deployed in combat roles in the future. They said that there is no gender discrimination in the environment and conduct of the Army.
Major water supply outage as Bang Wad supply lines upgraded
Major water supply outage as Bang Wad supply lines upgraded
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that mains water supply will be shut off to large areas in Kathu, Wichit and even Rassada on Monday (Mar 8) as works on installing news pipes continues.
Saturday 6 March 2021, 09:00AM
The water supply outage will be widespread across major residential areas in Kath, Rassada and Wichit. Image: PWA
The notice issued by the PWA. Image: PWA
The water supply outage will be widespread across major residential areas in Kath, Rassada and Wichit. Image: PWA (Open imgae in new window to see large size)
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March 6, 2021
NEW DELHI: Indian farmers who have been protesting for months against deregulation of produce markets plan to block a major expressway outside New Delhi on Saturday, the 100th day of their campaign, they said, foreign media reported.
Tens of thousands have been camped outside Delhi since December, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeal three farm laws that open up the country’s agriculture markets to private companies, which the farmers say will make them vulnerable. Farmers from the northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh plan to stop all traffic on the six-lane Western Peripheral Expressway that forms a ring outside New Delhi for up to five hours, union leaders said on Friday.“We believe that after these 100 days, our movement will put a moral pressure on the government to accede to our demands, because the weather will also worsen,” said Darshan Pal, spokesperson for the farmer unions’ coalition Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), o