November 2017

A few months back, Catalyst published a survey report which talked about the current labor force scenario in India wherein the labor force participation of women has declined from 37% to 28% since 2015.Yet there are a few women who are constantly fighting odds to beat this declining number. One such woman is Navya C. […]

Who doesn’t know Oprah Winfrey? Born to a housemaid and a coal miner(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey) couple, who would have thought that this little girl would be among the richest African-American one day? But did she always have it easy? How It All Began—A Book That Changed Me: Once there was a book sale in my apartment

Avesh Kumar jha, is currently engaged with Hinduja Global solutions,a leading indian origin global BPO player. In his capacity as the global head for organization development at HGS he is responsible for competency development, leadership development and diversity and inclusion. Each day Avesh applies his knowledge of chemistry, business administration and 24 years of experience

When I took my first career break, I was unaware of the harsh realities of society for women coming back to corporate life after a break. I took a career break twice, the first time was involuntary, but the second time, was at my discretion At the age of 22, I began my journey on

Our next speaker is the HR Head at TATA Consultancy Services, Dr. Komal Mathur. In her own words, her passion lies in the `people side’ of the enterprise. HR Strategy and Management, designing new age HR processes and employee engagement platforms, leading change programs for sustained impact at the unit and organizational levels, have been

Hazra Mohommad Ali Shah, 50, lived in Kamathipura, in a ramshackle one bedroom where curtains replaced the main door. The hoarding outside, “Family Room No. 19” was on the verge of collapse and had been carefully placed over a stack of empty water buckets. Inside, clothes and cups hung over floating wires tied to rusty

Avani Parekh is a serial social entrepreneur, socent consultant and Founder of LoveDoctor.in, which focuses on bringing real-time sexual and healthy relationship counseling to the masses in India. Avani is the Director of Empathy at Sheroes- Largest #TakeCharge network for women crafting their growth story. Avani is a Social enterprise freak with a heart of

After I completed my computer engineering in 2009, I worked with Saudi Media Systems & Skyband in Riyadh, KSA for 3 years as a Project and Billing Engineer. My first career break was post marriage for a period of four months. I then worked with Allianz Technology as a senior project manager Officer for 2.5

Some women really do not want kids and it’s their decision. Have you watched the Ellen show? if not, you should. Ellen DeGeneres is an American Comedian, screenwriter, host of her own show, actress, and much more. She is delightful. Her captivating spell on her audience is a jolly good spectacle to watch. Be ready

I was working as an editor at SAGE Publications in New Delhi and then moved on to Pearson Education as Project Manager, while pursuing my M.Phil in JNU, New Delhi. Post wedding, I shifted to Chennai and after a brief break (a new place, so it took a couple of months to settle down), joined