Sarbani Ray

World economic forum (WEF) 2018 Global gender gap report: Since 2006, World Economic Forum is publishing a report on global gender gap every year. Last year’s report created a ripple across the Globe as for the first time since it was introduced, Global Gender Gap index showed a reversal in phase. This year the report benchmarks 149 countries on their progress towards gender parity on a scale from 0 (imparity) to 1 (parity) across four thematic dimensions— Economic Participation and…

She does not feature in any known distinct list of women of Indian Power sector. But then very few like her actually do so, and among those who do, how many can rightfully claim it, is the question that would shake a coffee table of debate, if challenged well. Power sector in India still does not accept their technical women as a workforce to reckon with and in this country, usually the term women in power sector features as a…

“As a women engineer, working in a field dominated by men for several centuries, we have to go that extra mile to prove ourselves. Once done, rest of the journey can be very profitable. I have worked in different countries, mixed with colleagues from different cultures and I have found that extremely satisfying.” Early Days……………….choices framed A Kolkata girl, I attended a school which is the first women school in whole India established and run by Indians.  After Higher secondary,…

Women engineers – breaking the barrier of stereotyping It is an established fact that diversity in workforce is a necessity, considering the requirement of filling the vacuum of skills everywhere and also a diverse workforce at all levels bring lot of benefits to the business. In recent years, although there has been progresses in many sectors, but a lot many professions still remain impenetrable in terms of gender diversity. Engineering is one such profession, which is primarily still a male…