Women

7 Career Lessons from Indra Nooyi Former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi is a strong and inspirational woman as she was one of the top leaders for a long time. She was the first foreign-born CEO to be featured in Fortune 500 Company. She worked at PepsiCo for almost 20 years and she leaves behind a legacy of innovation, social responsibility and initiative. There is a lot to learn from the life of Indra Nooyi if you wish to be a great leader someday. Here on her birth anniversary, we bring you 7 lessons which you should learn…

EVOLVING WOMEN IN THE GLOBALIZED DEVELOPING NATIONS In a plethora of ways, around the world globalization has intensified the integration process and impacted several aspects in the due course. After the globalization taking its charge, the world has turned into a massive global village. There are multifarious aspects like political, social, cultural, economic, etc that have manifested themselves through this incorporation at an international level. There are a number of aspects that have amplified the scenario of…

TOP 10 YOGA TIPS TO KEEP IN YOUR MIND One of the most crucial decisions that you take in life is learning yoga. The practice of yoga is one of the best ways to stay emotionally, physically and mentally fit in the best spiritually healing way. Essentially the word yoga comes from the word that means union in Sanskrit; it denotes the union of mind, body, and spirit. Yoga has spread across the world like wildfire, it has become a phenomenon hard to ignore for millions to transform them to find their true self. So here…

TOP 10 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF INDIA WHO ARE LEADING BY EXAMPLE India is a country highly overshadowed by gender stereotypes and a parade of male entrepreneurs trying to only compete with the same sex to prove themselves. But in the last few decades, gender stereotypes have unshackled themselves from the victimized boundaries of being the lesser one. Making a mark in the male-dominated country where the encouragement to the career choices of a girl child is still a fairly fresh concept, but despite these hindrances, the…

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, THE SMALL TOWN GEMS WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF EMPOWERMENT The India we are living in today is shining with women full of talent who are contributing a decent amount of wealth to make the economy better and spread empowerment on the way. Recent studies by several global institutes in India have stated that the country would be able to add more than $700 billion approximately in the forthcoming years if women are provided with the same number of opportunities as the opposite sex. Bu the ground reality…

5 Healthcare Brands That Are Most Trusted By Women In India With their busy schedules and hardly any time to themselves, women are continuously on their toes as they play their multi-tasking roles of being a daughter, sister, mom, wife, and daughter-in-law. Women are prone to various mental and physical conditions due to the schedule they follow. In the last decade, women health conditions are not only being addressed but also various healthcare brands have entered the market to help women manage their health better. The…

HiveMinds Digital: transforming the marketing world through data, analytics and technology In such a hyper-consumerist culture, marketing remains one of the essential features for a firm to sustain and grab market share. Marketing is something that no organization can survive without. Be it a firm that targets a niche audience or the ones targeting a broader segment. With the digital revolution coming into the picture in a massive way in the recent decade, the marketing industry saw its vertiginous rise and the arrival of…

Finding the right cure options S Dravida, a bio entrepreneur creating the next benchmark in the stem cell industry with her venture, Transcell Taking chances stands critical to a beginning in the biotech industry. Creating something new here is all about not accepting the present state of affairs; so the industry demands risk takers, and experimentalist turned entrepreneur, Dr S Dravida fits perfectly into the picture. With time, women entrepreneurs are becoming the lifeline of the lifesciences industry. Traversing the…

Dolly Wadalkar fronts Techizer Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in bridging the digital gap across the India Pharma Value Chain The committals of Pharma Industry are changing. The industry which was running hard to keep pace with the modification brought about by digital technology and stood at low figures across the digital world is now changing its angles. Pharma leaders too, have observed the disruptive potential and are experimenting with a wide range of digital initiatives for their entities. Technology has revolutionized…

In a talk with a disruptive Leader “Leave that ‘I am a woman so…’ excuse at your doorstep as you go out to conquer the world.”- Kalyani Narayanan, Managing Director - Pegasus Industries They are fierce, they are smart, and they know how to make the entrance in the market by re-inventing the wheel of the extant industry. Women Entrepreneurs have today mastered the skills to create a balance between dreams and entrepreneurial freedom. Business magazines, conferences and platforms which were once saturated with men are…

                       Kajal Sinha: finding balance in troubled water It is a daunting task for a woman to survive in the man’s world. The statistics show that female executives are disproportionally represented in higher positions and lagging behind as entrepreneurs, there are various reasons according to the studies; however, after the introduction of neoliberal economic policies, few women were able to challenge the stereotypes. Yesteryears have witnessed a surge in the number of women venturing out their businesses and…

A confluence of influence, inspiration and impact: Meet Mayflower’s founder Madhuri Hegde "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." - Nelson Mandela A fact of economic life, globalization has opened countless doors for the business community across international boundaries, thus making the world more of a mosaic. However, in between new opportunities and a dynamic work environment, there lives a hindrance called language barrier.…

Talking with a people’s person “I consider myself as an intrapreneur as I shoulder the responsibility of the People Practices in Inteliment” – Trupti Pansare, Head- Strategic HR at Inteliment In a densely populated, male-dominated field, whether they are refining the traditional performance reviews, improving gender parity and diversity or re-modelling employee engagement, female HR leaders are making history. These highly-skilled and talented women are breaching the glass ceilings once faced in the upper line of the human…

BucketList Dreams: Addressing growing lifestyle care demands with a vision to promote healthy living Economic advancement across the world has led to a high rate of lifestyle changes leading to the cultivated a new crop of disease- Lifestyle diseases, often labeled as “diseases of civilization”. With our tamed and sedentary routineand inadequate health systems, we are creating a favorable platform for the growth of these diseases. Health problems have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases like heart attack,…

A fine example of dynamic leadership: Black Turtle’s Shradha Kapoor Shradha Kapoor has never believed in societal boundaries restricting her or holding back her sense of ambition. Whether it was pursuing chartered accountancy back in a time when it was not as easy for women as it is today, or bringing to life her entrepreneurial venture- Black Turtle. Shradha, who had a keen eye for market and industry trends, noticed that there was a market gap in the recruitment industry. Approximately 15 years ago, the rise in…

Vidya Priya Rao: the entrepreneur and the educator sermonizing design thinking and building a design-led innovation culture The wide integration of markets all around the globe has ushered in golden age for entrepreneurship. What makes modern entrepreneurship very remarkable is that the entire landscape sees increasing participation from powerful and dynamic women entrepreneurs, who with their creativity, acumen, diligence and positivity are unlocking the chest of assets for their nation encouraging its economic growth and…

Vidushi Garg: ‘The youngest woman chancellor of a university’ in Asia’ WOMAN OF POWER: AN EDUCATION LEADER WHO IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE Since the last decade the world has witnessed that women are becoming toppers in each section of society. It is also fact that the number of women at top managements is increasing with a great rate. As compare to global average (24%), women comprise about 31percent of senior management positions in India. This data is fair enough to make us clear about efforts of women, but in the overall…

Determination can conquer every grueling task, a firm belief by Sangita Singh, founder of GS Job Point Empowerment helps women acknowledge their own status in the society, their existence and rights. Women’s existing social and economic status stirs the entire category to become more empowered personally and economically through business ownership. Women entrepreneurship development is thus, an instrument of women empowerment. When people are asked to name a few successful entrepreneurs, I believe a clear majority would…

Rajshree De: A protagonist who dived into challenges and co-founded two successful technology start-ups Indian Tech Industry has been facing a hurdle since ages; the gender problem. Still, there are women who have broken this glass ceiling and are improving the outlook for women in technology landscape. Continued increase of women-led businesses and their participation in the entrepreneurial zone have turned out to be a major driver of economic growth the country is witnessing. While the digits are small, it is certainly…

Rachel Goenka’s inspirational interview with TCM: “Success to me goes beyond the obvious financial benchmarks” says Rachel.  With many ups and downs, India has experienced rapid growth and development in the past years in many spheres. The only gender equity is not one of them. This is deplorable considering the important role played by women in the socio-economic growth of the country. The Indian development model has yet to fully incorporate the important role played by women for propelling the socio-economic growth of…

A confident entrepreneur at heart, Purnima Santosh break the stereotypes with her incessant quench for success Entrepreneurship has been a male-dominated arena until the rise of the 21st century.  Even while the status of Indian women has been changing as a result of growing industrialization, urbanization, spasmodic mobility and social legislation, there is still a long way to go. For women, breathe many handicaps to enter into and manage business ownership due to the deeply embedded traditional mindset and stringent…

Payswiff- Master in driving cashless transaction through technology for easy and hassle-free payments, asserts co-founder and CEO, Priti Shah Women-owned entities in the formal sector confirm female entrepreneurship as hitting the tipping point of media. Determined businesswomen strive to rely on their intellect and persistence defying all the odds, even when the society holds them to a higher standard based on their gender.  No doubt, women in business face entrenched obstacles but a leader is likely to find her business…

Efforts of Nona Bains in establishing and promoting AKKAM stimulates others to turn their dreams into success. It has been a fair fact that now-a-days girls are outperforming boys at all levels. However, the contribution of women in the development of a nation has often been neglected. Especially in developing countries, seldom do we see women entrepreneurs who make an impact on the country’s economy and who contribute to the building of the nation. The present study is carried out with an intention to bring out the…

“Give your best and you will get back what is best for you”, says Mansi Malkoti –COO at Cloudway Consulting Every woman leader has a success story. Though each of them chronicles a different tale, what may not surprise us is that all of these leading ladies leave us inspired and swayed at the end by certain attributes of their personality; which turn out to be common and bespeak of how they achieved sovereignty. We revere them for their profound success that stems from their creativity; their ability to envisage a better…

Manju Mastakar: The Power behind Armstrong Capital Advisory As there is no single official definition of “Financial Services,” it is impossible to answer the question, “How many women are there in financial services?” By the way ‘fortune favors those who work hard’ whether a person is male or female. The male dominated world was always reluctant to even acknowledge the fact that women were as good as men on parameters of hard work, intelligence quotient (IQ) and leadership traits.The new generation  women across the world…

Kauser Khan’s DNA of driving efficiency and experience through Soft skill trainings for clients The world has seen remarkable efforts put by talented and promising women in last few decades. As the women population is almost 50% of total population, women’s contribution in each and every field cannot be ignored. Breaking in like thunder, women across the globe are sending out messages that can no longer be easily dismissed. Once again we are entering a period in time where certain values and norms are being questioned, and…

Kanchan Naikawadi’s Efforts for Indus Health Plus Stimulate Others to Take Prevention by Early Detection Aplethora of successful women entrepreneurshave changed the demographic characteristics of the business and persist to inspire other women to pursue their dreams through entrepreneurship at the grass root level. The unyielding verve of the new age women and their never-ending thirst for success push them to walk extra miles to break all the existing stereotypical norms. Filled with vigor and intentions to serve the…

Education is a fundamental tool in building a healthy society, asserts Dr. Manjula Pooja Shroff, MD & CEO of Kalorex Group who strives to empower children of everysegment  With the breakneck globalization, entrepreneurship has seen phenomenal changes in the status of women and workplace diversity in India.  As per research, women now constitute10% of the total entrepreneurs. Reforms in female education have helped women recognize their true potential and yield an inevitable contribution to the overall growth and…

Jyoti Sudhir's  professional expertise in Human Development & Life Coaching helps her lead her Entrepreneurial ventures effortlessly!! it can be easily said that women's contribution to Indian economy has been astonishing, and they are going from strength to strength in every sphere of life. Women workforce is now a force to reckon with. Over the years their contribution has been increasing - vindicating the hypothesis of leading feminists that Indian women are second to none in the world. The woman in modern times are…

Director-strategic Business of Inteliment Group, Gauri Bapat believes in Patience, Perseverance, Pressure, and Persistence as the experiential learning to succeed Until civilization, the entire category of women was viewed as people belonging to the kitchen and taking care of household chores. Their roles were restricted within the four walls. However, in the recent time, things have gradually been changing and have started taking a new turn. Women have assumed leadership positions in various areas and they do all that men…