Vipul Agarwal

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It is the creation of an environment where women can make independent decisions on their personal development as well as prosper as equal in society.

A woman should rise to the top in all fields.

“Empowerment is not giving people power, people already have plenty of power, in the wealth of their knowledge and motivation, to do their jobs magnificently. We define empowerment as letting this power out.”

Women are much better at dealing with certain problems

There are some situations that could be improved just by the presence of women

Protecting women's rights is the key to protecting everyone's rights

Women's empowerment is good for the economy and the environment: countries that suppress women and deprive them of an education are more economically backwards than others-inferior work force.

Women can provide critical insight at important moments.

IMPROVED WOMEN MOBILITY AND SOCIAL INTERACTION

to interact freely and frequently with people in top ranks and develop a sense of self-realization and motivation to desire achievement

IMPROVED LABOR PATTERN

equal access to all job opportunities and receive equal pay as their male counterparts.

ACCESS AND CONTROL OF RESOURCE

They too should feel a sense of ownership and power over property

INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION-MAKING

decision making process right from their households to the national government.

♀Women’s employment in organized sector1992 14.4%1996 15.8%2000 17.6%

♀Women comprise 6% in medium and large industry

of this:14% in Junior Management4% in Middle Management4% in Senior Management

♀In PSUs women comprise only about 5.68% of the total workforce. About 20,905 women managers of whom very few have made it to the top.

♀According to industry estimates, IT companies in India employ 20-25% women while BPOs employ over 50%

♀The flipside is that only 6% reach senior levels.

♀Women today comprise only 2% of the total managerial strength in the Indian corporate sector.

♀When its comes to the field of entrepreneurship, only 2% of women have dared to venture out in India.

Comparable Pay Barrier

Lack of work-friendly policies

Discrimination or harassment in the workplace

Requiring long hours for advancement

Any kind of discriminatory practices that have prevented women and other protected-class members from advancing to executive-level jobs.

Establishing mentoring programs

Increasing top management & boardroom diversity

Establishing goals for diversity

Allowing for alternative work arrangements

◦ Flexible hours

◦ Paternity/Maternity Leave

Maternity benefit act-1961

Every woman shall be paid by her employer maternity benefit at the rate of the average daily wage for the period of her actual absence, that is to say, the period immediately preceding the day of her delivery, the actual day of her delivery and any period immediately following that day.

Find a Mentor◦ Approach someone in upper management

to help

◦ See if the boss can be a mentor

Build a Reputation◦ Seek high-profile projects

◦ Speak up and contribute in meetings

◦ Share ideas with peers as well as people in higher positions

Ways to smash glass ceiling

Success stories CEOs fortune 500

Ursula BurnsCurrent CEO

Anne MulcahyEx-CEO

Success stories CEOs fortune 500

Christina Gold

Carol A. Bartz

Irene B. Rosenfeld Indra Nooyi

Success stories (CEOs fortune 500)

The Indian women’s success stories

ChandaKochhar

Managing Director

Naina KidwaiGM & Country

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India as a country is still recovering from years of abuse in the time

There are still quite a few areas where women empowerment in India is largely lacking.

Needs to be a sea-change in the mind-set of the people in the country. Not just the women themselves, but the men have to wake up to a world that is moving towards equality and equity

Better to embrace earlier rather than later, for our own good

A long way to go, but we will get there someday. We shall overcome