At The Rising 2022, the panel discussion on ‘Changing Narrative for Women in Tech’ resonated with the audience in a big way. The session embodied the struggles women face in the patriarchal society, alongside discussing gender discrimination at work and other challenges and how they overcame them – breaking the glass ceiling.
Moderated by renowned journalist Barkha Dutt, the panelists included Manoj Madhusudanan, head of dunnhumby India; Shobha Bhagwat, data analyst manager at Gojek; Aashima Kumar, senior manager of data analytics at Publicis Sapient; Jaya Janardanan, COO at Indostar Capital Finance.
A study shows how women continue to be underrepresented in the tech ecosystem. For instance, the tech giants – Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft – have only 34.4 per cent of women in their workforce. In this panel discussion, the panelist discussed how women could get into roles typically labelled as ‘not suitable for women’ and how individuals can change the narrative for women in tech.
Dutt opened the panel discussion with a very interesting thought. She said we have heard a lot of pet phrases like diversity, inclusion, empowerment, and equality. But how do we go beyond these words as clichés, as workspace slogans? Most importantly, how do these things translate into real lives? “Because real lives are made up of real people, and real people are imperfect,” added Dutt and asked the audience how we can navigate a changing philosophy in the workspace and what that means in each of our lives.
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Moderated by renowned journalist Barkha Dutt, the panelists included Manoj Madhusudanan, head of dunnhumby India; Shobha Bhagwat, data analyst manager at Gojek; Aashima Kumar, senior manager of data analytics at Publicis Sapient; Jaya Janardanan, COO at Indostar Capital Finance.
A study shows how women continue to be underrepresented in the tech ecosystem. For instance, the tech giants – Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft – have only 34.4 per cent of women in their workforce. In this panel discussion, the panelist discussed how women could get into roles typically labelled as ‘not suitable for women’ and how individuals can change the narrative for women in tech.
Dutt opened the panel discussion with a very interesting thought. She said we have heard a lot of pet phrases like diversity, inclusion, empowerment, and equality. But how do we go beyond these words as clichés, as workspace slogans? Most importantly, how do these things translate into real lives? “Because real lives are made up of real people, and real people are imperfect,” added Dutt and asked the audience how we can navigate a changing philosophy in the workspace and what that means in each of our lives.
Continue reading: https://analyticsindiamag.com/changing-narrative-for-women-in-tech/
