While the lean representation of women in managerial levels has been a concern among industries, companies across are consciously working towards improving their numbers through well-directed efforts. ‘Best Practices of the 100 Best Conference’ witnessed the sessions ‘Step Up’ with Thiru Nagarajan, Vice President and Head of HR for IBM India and South Asia, and

“We started with a focus on working mothers when the brand was launched as a magazine in 1979. Since then, we have grown exponentially in this scope. We were pioneers in this space, focusing on a narrow but important topic,” said Subha Barry, President, Seramount, formerly known as Working Mother Media. She discussed key insights

During the pandemic, corporate houses partnered with public and private institutions to support employees and family members by procuring medicines, ventilators, arranging medical facilities, supplying grocery and basic amenities for those quarantined, apart from conducting vaccination drives. Caring for employees is now a shared value. Organizations are embracing, rather aggressively, the culture of carehood since

Allyship is the new catchphrase for any organization embarking on its journey to inclusion. Allyship is the act of using one’s power, position, or privilege to uplift others. But what are the specific challenges that the allies face? How to overcome them? And what are the skill sets required to become an ally? The panel

More organizations are intentionally investing in their DEI agenda. Any affirmative action taken at work to remove structural barriers requires a fair amount of courage and conviction. DEI leaders must create a culture, which supports and values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and not just counts on the training program or HR initiatives. Only through the

Not achieving your goal or target may be a failure, but a bigger failure is not trying at all! Leaders have to push the envelope, take strides fearlessly, and take everyone in the team along to scale greater heights. These were some of the thoughts and reflections shared by a panel at the Avtar and

When it comes to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, it is not just the workplace that needs to advocate these principles and build policies and implement them. “It is also the entire business that includes the supplier and the customer that needs to be diverse, giving equal opportunities, while making them feel included fearlessly,” said Priti

The moment one hears of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the images that come to mind would be from an array of Hollywood flicks like Ironman, Minority Report, Eagle Eye, to name a few. It is either used to fight crimes or tries to overpower the human race. But the majority most often is flabbergasted when suggested

The needle of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives is moving, intentionally and assertively in the 100 Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI), observed Dr. Saundarya Rajesh, Founder-President, Avtar Group. The final day of the two-day conference titled Best Practices of the 100 Best Conference by Avtar and Working Mother saw Dr. Saundarya present

It is a workplace where every person in the team contributes to cultural inclusion, where every idea from everyone in a room is valued. It may be an argumentative and consensus-driven culture but I would not have it any other way, said Kiran Mani, Managing Director, Google’s Global Client, and Marketing Partnerships, the Asia Pacific