Tata Starbucks ties up with Educate Girls to empower women

Earlier this year, Tata Starbucks opened three stores in India operated entirely by women, and plans to open more women-led stores by the end of the year

“This new initiative that provides girls and young women in India with education and tools to build a better life for themselves and for their communities,” said Navin Gurnaney, CEO, Tata Starbucks. “Throughout India, gender disparity remains a significant barrier to education – more than four million girls are out of school and we are still 15 per cent away from closing the literacy gender gap between men and women. As a leading employer in India, we have a responsibility to invest in initiatives that advance education and skills development among girls and young women. We also continue to encourage diversity and gender equality in this dynamic region. It drives sustainable growth, elevates innovation through diverse thinking and deepens understanding of communities.”

“Educate Girls is glad to collaborate with Tata Starbucks. Together we hope to strongly advocate for gender equality, equal rights to education and enable our girls to become contributing members of our society,” said Safeena Husain, Founder and Executive Director of Educate Girls.

Since entering the market in 2012, Tata Starbucks has aimed to honour its commitments to diversity and inclusion in India through empowering women in new and meaningful ways. Earlier this year, Tata Starbucks opened three stores in India operated entirely by women, and plans to open more women-led stores by the end of the year. In 2019, Tata Starbucks claimed to have achieved 100 per cent gender pay equity and set an ambitious target to increase its workforce female representation to 40 per cent by the end of 2022.