Leaders Speak

A career pause isn’t a setback. It’s a step forward. In this short episode of L for Leadership, Host Swati...

What if careers were designed to fit life and not the other way around? In this episode of L for...

Women often tend to go unheard and overlooked during meetings. And it’s not because they lack presence. There’s a deeper...

“We had a mission to motivate women to enter and stay in the workforce.” In this episode of L for...

Networking isn’t just about meeting people. It’s about building relationships that work for you. In this episode of L for...

What do you do when there are no clear pathways for women in sports? You create them. In this episode...

Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO of Edelweiss AMC is a best-selling author and a powerful voice on social media. She...

Women have made great strides in the world of business and are now leading some of the top companies in...

Devika Saigal is a woman entrepreneur who designed her own path and founded M2M Ferries. This ferry service offers year-round...

Adhyayan is an education movement of Indian and international educationists, dedicated to improving the quality of leadership and learning in schools. They work alongside school leaders embedding internationally accepted approaches and practices contextualised for India. Kavita is Founder Director of both, Adhyayan Quality Education Services and Adhyayan Foundation.

India Development Review (IDR) is India’s first independent media platform for the development community that publishes fact-based cutting-edge ideas, lessons, and insights in mainstream media. Smarinita Shetty is co-founder and CEO of IDR and has been leading IDR for more than 5 years. Smarinita shares her experience of transitioning between a variety of different work environments, how gender impacted her work and how she managed to maintain a work-life balance, while building an institution with a purpose.

SNEHA is a non-profit organisation that works with women, children, public health and safety systems. Their innovative work in urban informal settlements aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, child malnutrition and gender-based violence. Vanessa Dsouza has been leading this organization for 9+ years.