What are the most significant challenges/barriers that women face in today’s workplace? What has been your experience?
PA The new-age corporate women today are not only smart and strong but also technically skilled and emotionally sturdier. Women are born master jugglers who learn this art early on in their lives right from planning, organizing, budgeting, conflict management, etc. But when it comes to the corporate world their competence is often subjected to special scrutiny and barriers – yes, the legendary glass ceiling particularly in matters of elevation. According to the 2023 Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey, in partnership with LeanIn.Org, women’s representation is yet to keep pace. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but as a necessity to have a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world.
This is one of the reasons why women are underrepresented across organisations. We may talk endlessly about gender diversity but it’s not a woman’s issue, it’s a human...
