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At Accenture, Himali Mistry lives the challenging life she always dreamt of, balancing her passion for her work with her strength – motherhood!
Himali was born with a condition that caused her to lose the ability to hear. However, she accepted the challenges in her life and tackled them fiercely. Not only did she complete her Masters in Pharmacy, today she works with one of the most globally sought after companies to work for – Accenture.
Himali works as a Senior Analyst in the Pharmacovigilance team and is currently living her passion at Accenture, where she is working hard to make drugs safer for everyone. To learn more about the work she does at Accenture and how an inclusive workplace supported her, watch this video below.
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Vidhya came home with Riya. She was surprised to see the same expectations from her that were before from having a child. Nothing had changed, and she felt that nothing would ever change.
Vidhya was just like any other normal girl who grew up reading Cinderella and Rapunzel, wishing to meet her Prince charming someday. Though not a topper, she scored well in school and college and fulfilled her parent’s dream by joining as HR in a reputed financial firm.
After she settled in her career path, her parents began their hunt to find the perfect groom and complete their responsibility in life. Finally, after seeking permission from the stars in her chart, they fixed her wedding with Rahul, who according to them, got a tick for most of their eligibility criteria. She obliged and got married to him as per their wish.
But what if you could highlight the pleasure of eating a mango? Mango-eating has always been the stuff slurpy, sloppy moments are made of.
Someone once said, ‘A little coitus never hoitus.’ Or, as a passage from an ancient Indian text says, ‘The horse and mare, the bull and deer, form the high union, while the horse and deer form the highest union. On the female side, the elephant and bull, the mare and hare, form low unions, while…’
Apparently, the animals represent people who are trying to have a union, that is, sex. This passage shows how the ancient Indians knew a thing or two about the birds and the bees and the hares and the mares. We had passion or kaam. And we had the Kama Sutra.
"Women don't drive cabs." When Vandana Suri questioned this dogma, she helped create a culture of equality. Listen to her story!
“Women don’t drive cabs.” When Vandana Suri questioned this dogma, she helped create a culture of equality. Listen to her story!
Allow me to start this conversation with a few questions.
Are you a parent who is constantly worried about your child’s safety?
Equality at work cannot be just a slogan. 5 working professionals reflect on what equality means to them, and how organizations can help achieve that dream.
“I am not the woman President of Harvard, I am the President of Harvard”, Drew Gilpin Faust had said emphatically after taking over the reins of one of the oldest Ivy League Universities in the world.
When even the most powerful women who are at the helm of affairs, have to assert that they are all for a world that is free from gender bias, we know it is something which needs to be pondered upon.