Ever faced gender discrimination at work? I believe every girl does at some point or the other. Statements made as a joke or judging the capability to promote or questioning the time management to balance family and work or just rejection of female candidates despite their skill sets - to state a few. Most of the incidents are never reported because after all who wants to risk their career for something that does not impact them
What is the point of celebrating Women's Day when the companies are unable to incorporate the true value of it? The celebration is mostly like a checkmark in the list of annual events.
India has only 3% of women in leadership. Seems correct! After all only very few women get all perfect conditions to pass through the funnel of hardships and discriminations that starts from birth.
1. Yay! A girl is allowed to be born and see this world
2. She gets the opportunity to get primary education (70% female literacy rate, 82% male literacy rate)
3. She is allowed to pursue higher education
4. She is allowed to pursue a career by her parents (27% female workforce in India. World average is 48%)
5. She is allowed to pursue a career by her husband & in-laws
6. She gets support from family to continue the career post-childbirth
7. Makes her way through this cruel gender-biased corporate life
These thoughts might seem feminist to a lot of people but these are some of the struggles that all women go through. We need society education at all of these above steps to help women grow. We are not just loosing as a society in terms of values but also monetarily. As more and more women join the workforce they will contribute to India's GDP and family income.
What is the point of celebrating Women's Day when the companies are unable to incorporate the true value of it? The celebration is mostly like a checkmark in the list of annual events.
1. Yay! A girl is allowed to be born and see this world
2. She gets the opportunity to get primary education (70% female literacy rate, 82% male literacy rate)
3. She is allowed to pursue higher education
4. She is allowed to pursue a career by her parents (27% female workforce in India. World average is 48%)
5. She is allowed to pursue a career by her husband & in-laws
6. She gets support from family to continue the career post-childbirth
7. Makes her way through this cruel gender-biased corporate life
These thoughts might seem feminist to a lot of people but these are some of the struggles that all women go through. We need society education at all of these above steps to help women grow. We are not just loosing as a society in terms of values but also monetarily. As more and more women join the workforce they will contribute to India's GDP and family income.
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