Did you know that there are more than one lakh searches each month on variations of the phrase ‘Career Reboot’? Does that make you feel better? – to know that you’re not the only one trying to return to work after a career gap? At indePenn, we speak to at least ten women every week …
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Less than 12% of women in Indian cities are part of the workforce. This is even though 48% of college students are women. How does this affect the Indian economy? Approximately 75% of companies responded to a survey that they couldn’t find the skilled talent that they need. Naturally! Because despite the number of graduates …
Most of us are heavily influenced by the beliefs the older people in the family hold, especially on the role of women. We do not question these beliefs; we accept them as given. For example, “Women hold the family together. Women must be selfless. A woman focused on a career neglects her children“, and so …
My mother joined the Reserve Bank of India when I was 18 months old. So basically, she worked from the time I can remember. I carried the house key on a string around my neck from the time I was eight years old and was responsible for myself, my younger sister who was 6 and …
Have you noticed how often a woman’s identity is tied to others? – So-and-so’s daughter, Such-and-such’s wife, ‘my friend’s mother’? As though, if you didn’t know her father or her husband or her children, she wouldn’t exist! In my parents’ generation, it was commonplace for a man to introduce his wife saying, “this is my …
Last week, we heard Ananya’s story on why she chooses to work. She is very clear that her professional self is a significant part of her identity. To her, it means that she is independent in many ways, including financially and that she and her husband are inter-dependent in ways, that say ‘respect’ in words …
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As we engage with women considering a return to work, we hear a lot of doubts and what-ifs. Why should women on a career break return to work? – if the family income is sufficient, isn’t it better for a woman to focus on family, especially children and the home? If both partners are career-focused, …
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As a reader of our blog (if you aren’t a regular, please do become one!), you know that indePenn prepares women on a career break to return to work. As part of our process, we have a short 15-minute call with prospective members to understand what they’d like to do when they restart their careers. …
A school friend of mine, Bhuvana, is super talented. But just yesterday, she said to me, “you should write a post in your series “Motherhood Myth – A Mothers’ dreams must be only for her family. She can have none for herself.” I was not surprised. Bhuvana’s voice is melodious (think Lata Mangeshkar), and she …
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Last week, I mentioned Prerana, who worried that “My daughters have always topped their class and they’ve also been the ‘Outstanding Student of the Year’ several times. What if my going to work affects that?” This is a pervasive Motherhood Myth – Mothers must be always ‘just there’, that seems to be the norm today. …
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