Last month we celebrated Women’s Day and the questions that lay dormant in our minds were raised once again making us re-evaluate gender bias and inequity, especially at the workplace. We have often seen women taking up on power roles so effortlessly that at times we, ourselves, ponder over the fact that if we have come a long way. The number of Indian women in leadership roles is steadily increasing, but for now, they are still in a minority.

Despite the progress in conscious raising, increasing representation at senior levels, and decreasing pay gaps, there is a lot that is yet to be done.

At any point in time, women wear different hats and One major challenge that they always face is ‘work-life balance. The pandemic made it even harder to balance work and personal life. From longer working hours to taking care of the family while working from home. It has created a double shift by contributing to additional work for women at home. 

Why is it important to have women in leadership roles? Women tend to lead from a more interactive, cooperative style which often results in strengthening the sense-of-team in employees inspiring a higher degree of commitment towards business goals. Women bring a solution-oriented approach to complex situations and the lack of women in leadership positions means that female talent is being under-used. However, the most appalling fact is that most women leaders earn a lot less than their male counterparts. Gender parity in leadership is important because true progress cannot happen without a diversity of perspectives in leadership roles. 

We at Golden Red urge our working women to ask for that pending promotion and that hike in pay you deserve. Choose to challenge and above everything else, choose yourself.