Is She the boss or coy nymph – in “man’s world”
It’s a fact that corporate/business world is still dominated by men, but women have found a strong and conspicuous place for themselves with their grit, hard and smart work. And their EQ (which is not common and is a lot of value add to business) does provide them an edge! She is beauty, brain, heart, conscience all in one and it’s a deadly combo for being an empathetic and impactful leader
Exciting times indeed – heartwarming to see women sharks on the show ‘Shark Tank India’ challenging budding entrepreneurs, pouncing on lucrative deals, and taking wise investment decisions to promote them (and not just there to match gender representation or add glamour to the show 😉) btw @Aman Gupta and @Anupam Mittal is adding as much glamour and poise as @Namita Thapar on the show 😉😉 …….and ofcourse, not to miss mentioning Falguni Nayyar who has certainly redefined in 2021 there are no boundaries and limits when it comes to aspiring and achieving (be it age/ gender/ domain).
So whats the issue? Where are we getting on to with this? The ratio of successful women is still small? Another chapter on feminism 😊 No, I think diversity and equality agenda over last few years has achieved what we wanted and is making a required dent in the system.
The question is not anymore about whether she can or she can’t (she certainly can being generally more mature, wise in decision making and great multi tasker or atleast so I would like to believe) …..its about how difficult is their journey to reach where they want and can the environment in which she is blooming be a tad easier?
The misnomer is that household chores or raising kids or PMS are some of the issues that make it complex for them…….since centuries, women are used to handling this like a cakewalk, she doesn’t fold on these issues
For those who are still wondering what is troublesome? Its only about “Acceptance of their existence in business environment” – All she wants is to express her opinion without being interrupted, to be heard in a group of 15 where she is the only other gender, to be taken seriously for her views and not being judged by her looks or the outfit she is wearing or her marital status…… She wants to use her energy and time in coming up with kick-ass business ideas/ pitch/ arguments rather than thinking how to conduct herself to pass muster with the fancies/ expectations of this group.
It is indeed unintentional but what do these poor men end up doing? They form their huddle with topics ranging from cricket series to last night corporate cocktail party to silly jokes about sex/ marriage and not to miss using Bxxxxxxx, Chxxxxx in every sentence <emoji of grumpy face>. How is she supposed to navigate this or be uber-cool about it or fit in? Some deal with it like a Tigress but for most, odds are against it.
As Bollywood doesn’t work without glamour and fashion, corporate world doesn’t work without networking and this is gender agnostic. Well, rightly so. Keeping this in stride, she tries hard to socialize with this ‘business group’ but with the pressure of being able to fit in, she loses her real self in the process making her nervous, coy and under confident so much so that she even decides to skip business lunch/ dinners. She gets drifted away from progress and purpose and for what? Lets change the narrative, create a ‘comfort zone’ for her and give her a platform ‘to voice’ – she has come a long way on her own, a little bit of conducive environment won’t hurt anyone. Lets make her the ‘girl boss’ rather than a ‘coy nymph’. After all, our society and economy needs talented people at the top – men or women and she certainly has earned a place for herself at that table!!!
