Friday, March 8, 2019

Panel Discussion on 'Be Equal' conducted at IBM Chennai on Women's Day - 8 Mar 2019 #InclusiveIBM #IBM'brassdor #LOVEIBM #BeEqual


The International Women's Day 2019 campaign theme of #BalanceforBetter is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world.  International Women's Day (March is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.    The future is exciting. Let's build a gender-balanced world. Everyone has a part to play - all the time, everywhere. From grassroots activism to worldwide action, we are entering an exciting period of history where the world expects balance. We notice its absence and celebrate its presence.

Balance drives a better working world. Let's all help create a #BalanceforBetter
Be Equal#
Panel Introduction:
Shanthi Ramani   (Senior consultant – Banking)
Lavanya Rajagopal  ( Senior Delivery Manager – APMM GBS)
Srinivasan Sankara - CIC India Director and Location Head Chennai




1.      Gender Equal – The Workplace of the Future
a.    What is the current status?
b.    What needs to be done?
c.     How the future will be like?
2.    Go UP the Corporate Ladder?
a.    Attitude and Intellect makes way for right skills
b.    Life Style Management Gurus can be Corporate Leaders?
c.     Facilitating women’s quest for a better work life balance?
d.    Enabling the women to thread the career path by equipping them with necessary skills?
e.    How do women grow from functional leaders to business leaders?
3.    Staying Relevant
a.    Equipping for a changing IT world
b.    Skills to create value in the industry
c.     Source Industry Information-  Technology, Business, Organizations, Tech Forums and Social Media
d.    Re-Invent Yourself
4.    A Peep into the Positives
a.    Celebrating ‘BeEqual’ at IBM
b.    Remembering the best we have
c.     Thinking Digital and Equal Opportunities
d.    Take Challenges- Aspire for Growth
e.    Tread the Technical Path and Be the best