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With a strong interest in Bollywood movies, shopping, travelling and reading, Kalpana Morparia is a banker with a difference.
Kalpana Morparia
At 64, she has lead two important organizations in the country. Although she just wanted to grow up and have a large family replete with children and grandchildren, life had other plans for her. Kalpana Morparia, today is the Chief Operating Officer of one of the leading organizations in the world – J P Morgan.
After giving more than 30 years of dedicated service to ICICI, she switched to J P Morgan and has immensely contributed to the planning and investment strategies of the organization.
Not one to contemplate hanging up her boots yet, she believes in living life to the fullest. She never misses an opportunity to vacation and is also quite a book addict – some of her favourite authors being Robert Ludlum and Georgette Heyer.
Giving a boost to the mutual funds business in India, Kalpana Morparia has some effective investment tips up her sleeves to help India climb up the financial ladder.
Why we find her inspiring:
– For being an inspiration to other women who want to make it big in Finance.
– For not being a workaholic. It’s refreshing to meet someone who holds an enviable position, but still has a life beyond work.
Suggested Reading:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/qa-kalpana-morparia-ceo-jp-morgan/397796/
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If her home and family seem to be impacted by her career then we expect her to prioritize her ‘responsibilities at home as a woman’ and leave her job.
The entrenched patriarchal norms have always perpetuated certain roles and responsibilities as falling specifically in the domain of either men or women. Traditionally, women have been associated with the domestic sphere while men have been considered the bread winner of the household. This division of roles has become so ingrained in our lives that we seldom come to question it. However, while not being questioned does give the system a certain level of legitimacy, it in no way proves its veracity.
This systematic division has resulted in a widely accepted notion whereby the public sphere is demarcated as a men’s zone and the private sphere as belonging to women. Consequently, women are expected to stay at home and manage the household chores while men are supposed to go out and make a living with no interest whatsoever in the running of the household.
This divide is said to be grounded in the intrinsic nature of men and women. Women are believed to be compassionate, affectionate and loving and these supposedly ‘feminine’ qualities make them the right fit for caring roles. Men, on the other hand are allegedly more sturdy, strong and bold and hence, the ones to deal with the ordeals of the outside world.
Investing in women means many things beyond the obvious meaning of this IWD2024 theme, as the many orgs doing stellar work can show us.
What does it mean to invest in women?
Telling the women in our lives how great we think they are? That we value the sacrifices they have made? (Usually though not necessarily only – a sacrifice of their aspirations, careers and earning potential in order to focus on family).
No, thank you. Just talk is no longer going to cut it. Roses and compliments are great, but it’s time people, leaders, organizations put their money, capital, resources on track instead.
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