20 March Do we need to have sisterhoods to support women entrepreneurs in India?
The definitions of sisterhood in the dictionary is “the feeling of kinship with and closeness to a group of women or all women.” Today the need to form our own sisterhood is a widely discussed topic. With the me-too movement, gender inequality and the desire of more young women to succeed in a still male dominated world how does one go about forming their own sisterhood?
13 March Do career breaks derail your career?
Career breaks are more of a norm today than they were a decade ago, and people take breaks for all sorts of reasons, from having a baby to having a burn out. So, in a world of the gig economy where people are staying in jobs for...
6 March Lessons from Women Entrepreneurs
I was recently reading an article on the Entrepreneur website on “Inspiring Leadership Lessons from 13 Female Founders” and realized how simple yet impactful some of the advice was...
28 Feb What would it take to have more Women Leaders at the Top?
I was recently reading a KPMG Women’s Leadership Study that highlighted the two elements that affect a woman’s ability to lead are confidence and connections. It also showed the importance of building a women’s confidence in her childhood...
06 Dec Are we improving the Gender Diversity in our workforce?
The Women in the Workplace 2018 report by McKinsey* stated that, “..two things are clear: one, women remain underrepresented, …Two, companies need to change the way they hire and promote entry and manager-level employees to make real progress.”Today we see many more women enter the workforce than ever before, but are we really seeing a more sizable representation of women in leadership positions or more women’s entrepreneurship development in India, than before.We have conversations on how women should get the required support to work, negotiate better salaries and manage a better work life balance. However, one important conversation that we...
30 Aug Women Entrepreneurship Development in India – What would it take to have more Women Entrepreneurs in a Growing Start-up Ecosystem?
As per a recent article in The Mint, startup funding in India in the first half of 2019 touched $4.7 bn, compared with $4.3 bn a year ago. From a recent commitment by OYO to invest $300 million in the US market to social commerce firm Meesho raising $120 Million in an investment round led by Naspers, Indian start-ups continue to thrive and grow with a growing interest from global investors. However as per our 6th Economic Census, women constitute a mere 14% of the total entrepreneurs in India, which includes our agrarian sector. So, what would it take to encourage more women...
01 Jul Why we need more Women Leaders in Indian Businesses
India ranks 3rd globally in terms of family owned businesses according to the Credit Suisse Family 1000, 2018 report, still we are yet to see a lot more women leading family businesses. As per the E&Y - Women in Leadership (The Family Advantage) report, at least 30% of family businesses are strongly considering a woman for the top spot. So, what would it take to have more women lead family businesses and also have more women entrepreneurs found their own companies in India?Firstly, it would take the strong belief that if we want to see India among the top economies...
14 Mar Who is today’s global indian women?
Is she the daughter in law who is always there for her family? Is she the mother who is always there for her children? Is she the daughter who always listens to her parents? Is she the career woman who goes out there and invests in her career like her earlier generation couldn’t? or Is she the spouse who always supports her husband?Growing up in modern India, I was always told that we are going to be the children of the 21st century. That our generation were going to have the opportunities that our parents and grandparents never did. That...