'The star in me', co-founded by Mahua Mukherjee ('00), helps accelerate leadership journeys of women
YourStory (September 17, 2021)
How 'The star in me' is accelerating the leadership journeys of women worldwide
On a winter morning, Uma Kasoji and Mahua Mukherjee flew to Bengaluru to attend a pan-India leadership conference. On reaching the venue, they were surprised to see that they were the only two women leaders in the room amongst almost 100 attendees.
“We kept waiting to see if more women leaders would join, but there were none. We had encountered numerous such situations in the past, but this one struck a chord. And through the two-day summit, we had thoughtful conversations reflecting on this topic,” says Mahua.
This incident triggered their interest to understand the problem statement from multiple dimensions and became the spark that led to the inception of ‘The star in me’.
“Everyone acknowledges the visible disparity in leadership levels, but not enough was being done to bridge it. And given our 18 years of global corporate experience and passion for diversity, we felt we were ideally positioned to work on this problem,” says Uma. (Read More) ('The star in me' Website)