Congratulations to Balya Shukla, InStepp’s August Ambassador of the Month. Balya, who currently lives and works in Charlotte as a Data Scientist Consultant for Duke Energy, has lived in many different cities in North Carolina since moving from India at the age 12. She began volunteering with InStepp in April 2021 and currently serves on […]
Task force set up to study violence against South Asian women following Mandeep Kaur’s suicide
New York State Assembly woman Jenifer Rajkumar set up a task force in August to study violence against women in the South Asian community following the suicide of an Indian-origin woman in Queens, NY. Click here to read the full article in News India Times.
Cost-of-living crisis is affecting women disproportionately. Here’s what needs to happen to change that
As costs for housing, food, fuel and other basic necessities continue to rise, women continue to bear an inequitable financial burden. Click here to read the full article by Lisa Deaderick in the San Diego Union-Tribune, that summarizes the Global Gender Gap Report released by The World Economic Forum in July noting that the effects […]