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Past Issue: OCTOBER 2011
From the Editor's Desk
A Glass Half Full
By Ester Martinez, Managing Editor
Oct 2nd 2011
A 2010 UN Development Program AsiaPac report projects that India’s GDP growth could jump by 4% if women participation rates go up to 70%. As does another report by Future Capital Holding which predicts that more women entering the workforce could make Indians 5% richer than otherwise projected by 2015 and 12% richer by 2025. The report argues that an increase in women’s workforce participation could be one of the most powerful ways to boost economic growth, income and consumption i... Read more »
Cover Story
Women are Opportunity
By G. K. Kashyap
Oct 2nd 2011
In a talent-deficit environment, tapping women into the workforce represents a significant opportunity for growth and scale. People Matters takes an in-depth look and talks to companies about their practices for attracting, nurturing & retaining women talent.The working-age population in the 15 to 64 age group in India is expected to increase from 780 million in 2010 to 915 million by 2020 and to a staggering 1 billion by 2030. More importantly, half of them would still be under the age of... Read more »
Gender Inclusion - The Infosys Way
By Nandita Gurjar
Oct 2nd 2011
With over 45,000 women in workforce at Infosys we seem to have got our fundamentals right. Thanks to the pioneering work that we started back in 2003 on diversity and inclusion especially gender inclusivity, women form 34 percent of our total workforce today. We may have the distinction of being one of the largest employers of women in the private sector. Work-life policies at Infosys like part time work option, child care sabbatical, satellite office, nursing station, flexible work hours have... Read more »
KNOWing its Women Potential - KPMG
By Sangeeta Singh
Oct 2nd 2011
With 138,000 professionals working together to deliver value in 150 countries worldwide, KPMG has embraced diversity and fosters an environment of inclusion. This commitment starts at the top and is personally driven by Michael John Hastings, Global Head, Citizenship and Diversity, KPMG. In India, the focus on diversity and inclusion began in 2007 triggered by the need for a balanced leadership. The turning point was the realization that women bring a different set of skills in terms of attitu... Read more »
Women Enable Better Decision Outcomes
By Rohit Hasteer
Oct 2nd 2011
Women have taken on a significantly larger role in business organizations and this is redefining the workplace expectations to enable them to catapult to greater heights. The value that women bring to the workplace is truly unquestionable in the present scenario as women are good team players, caring, creative, amicable and more holistic in their approach. Walking that impossible tight rope of personal and professional commitments make women great decision makers and quick on their feet. Diver... Read more »
Diversity Central to Business
By Prithvi Shergill
Oct 2nd 2011
Accenture's culture of inclusion and diversity is central to the way we do business and is anchored by strong leadership sponsorship and organizational commitment. The policies, programs, processes and practices are aligned to the inclusion and diversity strategy, and we measure the success of our initiatives and constantly collect target population feedback through surveys and discussions. "Vaahini" was launched as an employee resource group within Accenture in 2005 and extended as ... Read more »
Valuing women, leveraging diversity
By Manish Choudhary
Oct 2nd 2011
While diversity and inclusivity is our stance on equal employment opportunity, we ensure that women in our organization feel safe, secure and engaged at their work. Initiatives like work from home, counseling assistance, sabbatical and self-defense workshops have been akin to a great workplace culture at Pitney Bowes.Our leadership team is represented by women who have proven mettle, and are aligned with the values of the organization. Pitney Bowes has been recognized for decades as a leader i... Read more »
Women as Equal Partners
By Linsey Simpson
Oct 2nd 2011
Being a global organization with customers and employees spanning a multitude of countries, cultures and professions, Thomson Reuters recognizes the global nature of the organization as a valuable business asset. The commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion is broad, and includes actively working to bring together employees from diverse backgrounds, genders, cultures, and lifestyles; creating an environment that encourages new ways of thinking and working.Our office has a thriving women... Read more »
Women Workforce, the Change Enablers
By Atul Sharma
Oct 2nd 2011
Equal opportunity is a core element of Monsanto's culture and 20 percent of our India leadership team, represented by women, stands testimony to this fact. We strive to ensure that there is adequate gender representation in the leadership team, sales team, research and development and corporate affairs. We are consciously working towards changing the mindset that agriculture is a male dominant industry by encouraging more women employees to join the frontline force.We address the gender divers... Read more »
Driving Diversity all Across
By Anupama S. Ambe
Oct 2nd 2011
The journey of gender inclusion started with Diversity 1.0, an IBM copyright that was initiated as early as the mid-twentieth century which was triggered by an equal opportunity legislature and compliance. The objective then was to encourage diversity and focus on removing the barriers for women to join the workforce. Diversity 2.0 has eight constituents, which are work groups or global task forces led by global leaders. The objective here was to encourage resource growth and make recommendati... Read more »
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