BSE and UN Women India launched a new programme, 'FinEMPOWER', at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today. It is a year-long joint capacity-building programme between BSE and UN Women to empower women towards financial security.
 
In commemoration of International Women's Day, BSE and UN Women India collaboratively organised the 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality ceremony to accelerate investment in women leaders and entrepreneurs at BSE. The MD and CEO of BSE, Mr. Sundararaman Ramamurthy, along with Ms. Susan Ferguson, Country Representative of UN Women India, jointly rang the bell for gender equality.

Mr Ramamurthy emphasised the need for corporates to look at diversities from various angles, such as age, demographics, gender, and geographies, to broaden their outlook and cater to the various needs of cross-sections of society.

Ms Ferguson said that women need more support to become or remain financially independent and access much-needed funds. Supporting women's businesses becomes essential as economies begin to re-emerge, he added.