We are in an age when women should be given an equal opportunity

Nandini Tandon, Co-Founder and Chief People Officer, Indusface

“From my perspective the growth of an individual is proportional or rather should be mapped to his / her skills and relevant years of work experience. We are in an age wherein women should be given an equal opportunity and platform to compete with men and if that is the case then there would be no special need for programs to be put in place for gender diversity for it will fall naturally.

I represent an organisation which works in the space of cyber security and given that it’s a new age technology, we are witnessing a lot of women taking this area up as a profession and hence we are witnessing a surge in potential women candidates applying for job openings in our organisation. These women candidates will over a period of time prove to be able women leaders but time is of essence and provided they are given a fair opportunity, I have no doubt in my mind that gender based preferences for leadership roles will be a thing of the past and excellence is what will matter most.

Like all other organisations, our organisation too faced an uphill challenge to ensure a smooth transition into a 100% ‘online virtual workspace creation’ during the pandemic. Our organisation has always had work policies in line with the hybrid model even before the pandemic and hence there isn’t a very huge change from that perspective.”