A highly regarded thought leader in India, and a well-acclaimed social entrepreneur and author.
Dr. Saundarya demystifies the subject of DEI, and describes how it can be absorbed by just about everyone.
ENRICH provides data-backed insights that help organizations measure, benchmark, and refine their workplace culture, DEI maturity, and sustainability impact.
ENABLE strengthens workplace culture by equipping employees and leaders with the skills to foster inclusive, high-trust environments.
EMBED aligns hiring strategies with organizational culture, ensuring companies attract and retain talent that aligns with their core values.
EXPERIENCE brings together workplace culture champions, industry leaders, and DEI advocates through premier summits, conferences, and networking platforms.
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ENDOW extends Avtar’s mission beyond workplaces into communities by supporting underrepresented groups, bridging employment gaps, and empowering future talent.
The release of Avtar’s 2025 Top Cities for Women in India (TCWI) study garnered extensive media coverage across leading publications in multiple languages. Top Cities for Women in India or TCWI study is a call for organizations and policymakers to come together in creating inclusive and safe urban spaces. This initiative is a spotlight on
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Enable the next generation of diverse and underprivileged students to become work-ready talent.
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The 2024 Best Companies for Women in India Study was announced recently and received wide coverage. Here is a glimpse of the headlines thar made waves:
“Avoid randomly filling up diversity quotas with inexperienced candidates, ensure you sensitize your workforce about DEI outcome, and implement simple and low-cost but effective steps like promoting allyship, and flexible work options to build inclusivity.” Read Avtar Founder-President Dr Saundarya Rajesh’s piece in Times Ascent on how to circumvent the pushback against DEI with effective
There has been an increase in the number of women entering the workforce at the entry-level, though women are quitting corporate careers to pursue gigs or entrepreneurship, points out Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Founder-President, Avtar Group. Avtar’s estimates shared with The Economic Times reveal that the number of women in white-collared jobs is likely to rise from 35% in
While India Inc. is exploring ways to increase women’s workforce, the discrimination against women jobseekers, and scrutinizing their plans for marriage and childbearing is a setback to the overall drive. Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Founder-President, Avtar Group, tells The Economic Times that the biases against women are rife despite growing awareness around the value and need for diversity and
DEI has become more than a fad and transformed into a business driver, this ethos has seeped into organizations that were later entrants into this belief system, Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Founder-president, Avtar Group, tells The Economic Times, discussing manufacturing companies focusing on women talent during this campus hiring season.
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