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60 interviewees believed that they were considered  Multi-tasking: The ability to handle more than one
less reliable as compared to their male colleagues. project at a time. It is not restrained to being able

 Non-cooperation: Failure or refusal to cooperate, to handle home and office.
especially as a form of non-participation or All the interviewees believed that you must be
disobeying tasks given to employees, as the male good at multitasking in order to move up the
employee feels taking orders from a woman is not corporate ladder. If one is not good at multitasking
worth. than one could become dead wood.
According to 65 interviewees, their male colleagues  Importance of acknowledging others: It is related
were non-cooperative with them at work. to ability to give due credit to the team and
members. Appreciating the work for individuals
 Isolation: Not including in the official activities,
and acknowledging them.
major decision making and structural roles or
making a woman feel invisible when she makes According to 84 interviewees, it is very important
changes or suggestions with respect to the to acknowledge others at work as it strengthens
leadership position she holds. relationships between employees.
According to 64 interviewees, their male colleagues  Thoughts on success: It is related to mindset, as to
made them feel invisible at work and as a result how success comes to a woman. Is it same as that
they felt isolated. for the other gender, or is it harder to earn?

 Wage Gap: Difference in wages given to men and According to all the interviewees, success is always
women for the same role hard earned. It takes a lot of effort and
According to 53 interviewees, male employees are perseverance to be successful in life.
given more salaries and benefits than female  Thoughts on women safety: It is not only restricted
employees. to understanding the importance of women safety
but also the proactive steps taken by the women
2. Work Ethics: There are findings basis questions asked
for making the workplace better and
GENDER BASED DISCRIMINATION safer.
According to 84 interviewees, women
safety in India is very poor and serious
steps or measures should be taken to
improve the same. This will further
Wage Gap
promote female education and female
isolation
employment and will make our society
non-coperation a better place to live.
lack of reliability
sexual abuse  Second Guess: Rethinking on
themselves as being capable of worthy
sexual harrasment
trust deficit of taking a position or role before
getting the role.
0 20 40 60 80 100
80 interviewees accepted that they
Yes Indecesslive No tend to rethink about the situations
before taking major decisions.
on work ethics and management skills:
 Networking: Making corporate relations, for  Corporate Social Responsibility: Believing in the
instance, staying with colleagues half an hour after importance of CSR and making efforts towards
the office hours rather than rushing home. improvement of the society.
According to 82 interviewees, networking or 73 interviewees have worked towards corporate
building connections is the key to survive in the social responsibility and consider it a great
corporate world. Day to day work becomes much opportunity for contributing towards the society
easier and effortless if one has good and stable and improving their company’s brand value.
relationship with other employees.  Thoughts on negotiation: Negotiating for their

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