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PRESENTED BY:-SUMIT MUKHERJEESECTION - C

IN ARTICLE

DEEPALI BAGATI,Sr. advisor, CATALYST GEETHA KANNAN,

HR Consultant of CII Karnataka women Business Leaders Forum

PALLAVI JHA,Chairperson & MD,CARNIE TRAIN. INDIA

CECY KURUVILLA,Global DIRECTOR (AMECAA)

KALPANA MARGABANDHU,DIRECTOR-INDIA software lab,IBM INDIA

Have you ever seen----BOYS AND GIRLS playing together with a TOY KITCHEN In PRIMARY school textbooks----WOMEN (in kitchen)and MEN (in office)

CORPORATE INDIA is following the same picturesque …..

According to REPORTS/STUDIES BY CATALYST----MEN were more likely to reach “SENOIR” Positions than WOMEN

In this article we will focus on some HIDDEN TRUTHS that makes the TRANSITION to SENIOR LEADERSHIP positions difficult for WOMEN

INTRODUCTION

HIDDEN TRUTH NO. 1

JHA : 3 % of fortune 500 CEO’S are WOMEN,INDIA produces more FEMALE graduates than MALE.

RISE OF WOMEN to the TOP is restricted due to 2 FACTORS:-1. SETTLING DOWN IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES,2. SOCIAL PRESSURES

KANNAN : INDIAN companies has LOWER WOMEN representative in SENIOR positions compared to MNC’s,

MAIN BARRIER – CULTURAL RESISTANCE from within the company ( MALE dominated/assuming family commitments)

RESEARCHERS state that “ a lot of people RATE the same performance as BETTER when told it was done by a MAN”…

COMPANIES with HIGH REPRESENTATION of WOMEN on their BOARD OF DIRECTORS significantly outperform those with LOW REPRESENTATION by 84% on ROS(RETURN ON SALES) yet, fostering WOMEN LEADERSHIP is not a PRIORITY!!!

HIDDEN TRUTH NO. 2

MARGABANDHU : This is to assign them critical roles after a bridge PROGRAMME, so that they are not refrained key “SENIOR JOBS”

KURUVILLA : Relationship building strategies are often important for the advancement of WOMEN’S CAREER,

They need to communicate their career aspirations and seek FEEDBACK from their SUPERIORS,

Taking INITIATIVES,

MAPPING OUT a career plan .

ONLY 17% of INDIAN companies OFFER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

targeted towards WOMEN

HIDDEN TRUTH NO. 3

A WORKING MOTHER NEEDS NOT ONLY A FLEXI- PLAN, BUT ALSO A CAREER GROWTH ONE

• Regular “FLEXI” benefits

• Mentoring programs, job rotation, learning and exposure

• WOMEN crave for CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITIES irrespective of their FAMILY DUTIES

MAGARBANDHU

• When WOMEN settles down---conflict begin• Then they undergoes STRESS

JHA

HIDDEN TRUTH NO. 4

WOMEN MUST ADOPT STRATEGIES DIFFERENT

FROM THEIR MALE

COLLEAGUESTO ADVANCE

THEIR CAREER

BAGATI: MEN receives the benefits of

sponsorship

KURUVILLA : Perception (family/obli

gations) about

WOMEN

Though researchers indentify EI (emotional

intelligence) and empathy as FEMALE LEADERSHIP traits, companies fail to understand that

women take more calculated risks in

business than male.