Wondering where all the top women leaders in India Inc are coming from? Well, this is their talent breeding ground!
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“Women are largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world,” Hillary Clinton had once stated. But with the changing times, women can now be seen playing lead roles in almost all spheres of the business world, but it’s the FMGC sector where they have taken the lead. This was revealed in the Economic Times Corporate Dossier - Spencer Stuart listing of India Inc's Rising Women Leaders.
Names of women leaders from top MNCs like Mondelez, Unilever, Nike, P&G,PepsiCo , Baxter and McKinsey can be spotted in the list.
The financial daily stated that consumer businesses are the new suitable work environment for the next generation of women business leaders in the country. Over a third of the 25women leader listed in the ET Corporate Dossier - Spencer Stuart work in the consumer sector.
Commenting on the study,Anjali Bansal , MD, Spencer Stuart India, told the ET, "The pool of top talent is relatively shallow in accordance to the size of our corporate population. There is indeed the need for inclusive thinking and diversity.”
She added, “Some industries are developing more women leaders, such as consumer. Companies will have to scale up their efforts to attract, retain and develop more women leaders."
The ET report also pointed out that women leaders are limited in only a few pockets of India Inc; nearly 56% of all women in the list are working for multi-national companies.
Deepak Satwalekar, former CEO of HDFCStandard Life Insurance, told the financial daily, "Other sectors need to make the effort. Men have begun to appreciate that women can do anything they can do." (Image: static.theglobeandmail.ca)
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Names of women leaders from top MNCs like Mondelez, Unilever, Nike, P&G,
The financial daily stated that consumer businesses are the new suitable work environment for the next generation of women business leaders in the country. Over a third of the 25
Commenting on the study,
She added, “Some industries are developing more women leaders, such as consumer. Companies will have to scale up their efforts to attract, retain and develop more women leaders."
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Deepak Satwalekar, former CEO of HDFC
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