thriWe

When Women Rise, Society Thrives.

The Hub of Research and Innovation on Women’s Equity.

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Why “thriWe”

The word thriWe blends thrive with a bold W- standing for Women. It reflects a simple truth: when women rise, societies thrive. Equity is not just a women’s agenda. It is a growth agenda. An economic agenda. A human agenda.

Our Mission

To advance women’s equity by transforming evidence-based research into practice, policy into innovation, and ideas into measurable impact.

Our Vision

An India, where every woman has the freedom to be ambitious, and the opportunity to thrive.

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Why We Exist?

Despite progress, women in India continue to face systemic barriers across education, economy, politics, and health. The numbers speak for themselves:

  • India ranks 131st out of 148 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index 2025, with an overall gender parity score of just 64.4%.
  • Only 17% of board seats in India are held by women, reflecting persistent gender gaps in corporate leadership. Source: Deloitte Global's Women in the boardroom report.
  • Women’s unpaid care and domestic work contributes the equivalent of 15–17% of India’s GDP - yet this labor remains invisible in official GDP calculations.

These are not “women’s issues.” They are society’s blind spots- holding back growth, innovation, and prosperity. At thriWe, we strive to change that. At thriWe, we refuse to see these as inevitabilities. We see them as solvable challenges.

What We Do?

At thriWe, we turn evidence into equity by working across four interconnected pillars:

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Research

We generate data-driven insights on women’s equity across education, labor, health, and governance- ensuring that solutions are grounded in facts, not assumptions.

02

Policy Innovation

We design frameworks, policy tools, and actionable recommendations that governments, businesses, and civil society can adopt to close gender gaps.

03

Capacity Building

We train leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and changemakers to embed gender equity into their work and institutions.

04

Collaboration

We serve as a hub where academia, government, industry, and civil society come together to co-create solutions and drive collective action.

Knowledge is at the core of everything we do.

  • • Research Reports that shed light on structural barriers and emerging opportunities.
  • • Policy Briefs that distill evidence into actionable guidance.
  • • Thought Leadership essays and opinion pieces that shape public discourse.

Join Hands

thriWe is not just an institution- it is a movement. And we invite you to be part of it.

Collaborate with us. Challenge us. Support us. Together, we can build a future where equity is the foundation of progress.

For Policymakers

We are your knowledge partner.

For Businesses

We are your innovation lab.

For Civil Society

We are your ally in action.

For Young Changemakers

We are your launchpad.

Our Team

Pratyush Prabhakar

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Pratyush Prabhakar

An engineer-turned-MBA-who found his calling in public policy entrepreneurship, Pratyush comes with wide experience of working with Minister’s office in various social, economic and infrastructure ministries. He believes that the synergy between humanities, business and technology can create a better world.

He is a widely published columnist with articles in leading Indian media platforms like The Hindu, India Today, Financial Express, The Pioneer, Yourstory. He is also a TEDx speaker and delivers guest lectures and talks at various leading humanities, business and technology institutions.

He did his MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.

When he is not working to connect people and policies, he can be found fiddling with a new gadget or in a bookstore or in a cafe, exchanging thoughts on society, philosophy and human behaviour.

Shalini Jha

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Shalini Jha

Classroom educator by day, menstrual health advocate by... also day! Shalini attempts breaking taboos as passionately as she analyzes feminist literature. With a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in English Literature and a classroom full of eager minds, she is on a mission to make menstruation, and all things feminist, a conversation, not a whisper.

As the founder of Alharh, she joined forces with over 20 youth volunteers who together have reached out to over 4,000 menstruators through community-led initiatives. When not studying Cixous and discussing Beauvoir, she works as an Impact Officer with the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community at the Gaya Hub on local challenges with other young changemakers.

Shalini loves transforming academic theories into real-world change through education and awareness, youth leadership and intersectional feminism.

Contributing to a world where periods are discussed openly, knowledge is co-created and change happens through collaboration!

Pawan Raj

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Pawan Raj

Pawan Raj is a communication professional and filmmaker whose work moves fluidly across culture, sustainability, storytelling, and research. Rooted in purpose and creativity, his practice lies at the intersection of community narratives and strategic communication. He has collaborated with government departments and higher educational institutions, including the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation – School Board, where he helped activate School Management Committees to strengthen participatory governance in public education.

A journalist by training and an Anant Fellow, Pawan’s research explores the documentation of indigenous games among Rathava community children in Tejgadh, Gujarat – celebrating culture as a living, dynamic classroom. With an inclination toward academia, he designs and facilitates engaging workshops and modules on media and communication, blending experiential learning with critical insight.

Guided by curiosity and empathy, Pawan builds stories that bridge tradition and modernity, using design, film, and narrative strategy to craft communication that informs, inspires, and endures.