I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else
A willowy 21 year old stood at bus stop one evening. As the light faded, so did her confidence. She couldn’t see a single woman on the road. It was 1980 and women didn’t venture out of homes unaccompanied at 7PM. She tugged her bag closer. Finally she breathed a sigh of relief as she …
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You can be a woman, be ambitious about your career and be unapologetic about it! Who do so many girls top their classes at school and college and yet so few remain in the workforce a decade later. What results in women dropping out of the workforce before they reach management positions? A McKinsey report …
“You are so ‘lucky’ to have such a helpful spouse. You should teach him how to change napkins too”, piped in a relative, 2 weeks after I had my kid. “I don’t think the childbirth included a manual that taught me how to change one and missed my husband’, I retorted. Much to my mom’s …
I receive at least a couple of DMs each week from young women. Smart, competent women battling imposter syndrome. “I don’t feel confident enough to ask for the role…. what if folks judge me… why will anyone listen to me… what if they say no…” Tell you what, I struggle with it all the time. …
Crying babies, Women and Work. I heard such a relatable podcast this morning – sounds ridiculous yet true. NPR’s PLANET MONEY had this show where first up, a woman tries to buy from female-led companies not just for one breakfast picnic, but for a whole week and struggles through it. Women-led startups received just 2.3% …
To all the women on whose shoulders’ we stand todayTo acknowledge the privilege from where I speakTo the unheard voices of the many women who aren’t celebrating todayTo the men who mentor, cheer and champion the cause Thank you. For today. And every day. #iwd2021#choosetochallenge
257 years That is the estimated number of years it will take to achieve gender parity and close the economic gender gap At the current rates of progress, as per the World Economic Forum [WEF] report. Not in my daughters’ lifetime Nor in her grandchild’s lifetime. I was attending a Women @ VMWare session last …