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ARTICLE

Getting Women Into C-Suite:

Ushering Equalities,

Eulogizing Productivity &

Igniting Opportunities

Dr. P. K. Chatterjee*

Abstract

Women play an indispensable role in a family, society, institution, corporate house, or nation.
Their contribution in every field is well established, acknowledged and appreciated. However,
despite their vociferous participation and ardent contribution and in spite of paradigm shift in
socio-economic demography, educational level, science & technology, rules & regulations, de-
nial of basic rights and persistent inequality in different forms still continue globally. Research
findings that the attrition rate of women in C-Suite (CEO, CFO, COO, CHRO and CIO) or even at
every level, is much less than that of men, hints at investing more in women as they are more
loyal. In this back drop, the paper dwells upon addressing issues in a pragmatic manner for ush-
ering equalities, eulogizing productivity and igniting opportunities.

n the year 1871, famous sci- women have been less affected work in inclement weather and
entist Charles Darwin in his by COVID-19. challenging terrains, women civil
Ibook christened “ The Descent Even in 21st century, though engineers circumvent to work at
of Man” expressed that there is women have proved themselves brown/green field sites at coordi-
a stark difference between the and have made strides in ev- nates substantial below or above
abilities of men and women and ery field, though every year the zero/ground level, women engi-
that men achieve success in every world celebrates International neers shun to work at high ten-
field in comparison to women. Women’s Day on 8th March, sion/ UHV power stations or off
In all possibility, while penning but psychological barriers and shore oil/gas fields, women can-
this thought, Darwin might have pre-conceived notions still pre- not navigate aircrafts nor steer
ignored the fettered freedom and vail in family, society, masses, railway locomotives or heavy
dearth of social opportunities. In institutions and corporate hous- mining & allied machineries in
fact women have a stronger im- es throughout the globe. Pre- austere mines like coal, women
mune system compared to men. conceived notions like women choose to be less ambitious for
This is because of ‘two X chromo- are mentally less adept compared the sake of family commitments
somes’ present in women which to their men counter parts, wom- being a daughter/daughter-in-
results in improved blood clot- en stave ordeals, women lack law/wife and mother, etc. just to
ting, less susceptibility to viruses chivalry, women tend to have name a few are replete.
and better brain development. less verve, women have paucity But all such notions are basically
This is probably the reason that of audacity, women avoid to illogical, absolutely baseless and

* Senior General Manager (In-Charge), CCES and Corporate Law, Commercial Division, MECON Limited, Ranchi.
Views expressed in the article are solely author’s own and do not constitute corporate advice.

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