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  • Video: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw challenges 'Pink Tax' as gender bias: Sparks debate on pricing disparities (WATCH)Video: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw challenges 'Pink Tax' as gender bias: Sparks debate on pricing disparities (WATCH)

    IndiaMar 14, 2024, 1:43 PM IST

    Video: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw challenges 'Pink Tax' as gender bias: Sparks debate on pricing disparities (WATCH)

    Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw strongly reacted to a video discussing the 'Pink Tax,' a term used by the World Economic Forum to describe gender-based price discrepancies. This inequality is notably observed in personal care items like razor blades, soaps, lotions, and deodorants. The video features Dr. Arora highlighting how women often pay more for products in the same category compared to men, leading to the concept of 'pink tax.' He points out various examples across industries, emphasising that women are charged higher prices for similar products marketed towards men. 
     

  • The five incredible businesswomen of India iwhThe five incredible businesswomen of India iwh

    India UntoldOct 3, 2023, 10:42 AM IST

    The five incredible businesswomen of India

    Indra Nooyi served as the CEO of PepsiCo and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most influential women in business. In the year 1978, Kiran Mazumdar laid the foundation of the company with a small sum of Rs 1200. This was the first Indian company to manufacture enzymes. Arundhati Bhattacharya was a bank PO. She became the first woman Chairperson of State Bank of India.