IIT-Kharagpur 'Lean In' chapter helping to empower and encourage women
KGP Chronicle (September 22, 2019)
Circle of Reason
IIT Kharagpur's 'Lean In' Chapter is encouraging women to create change both at a personal and community level
It has been six years since Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, published her landmark book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, and stirred the hornet's nest. She not only raised questions about the severe dearth of women in leadership positions or their difficulties in the workplace, but she did something different--she asked women to question themselves about what they are doing to change the status quo and encouraged them to take charge.
The book, and Sandberg's NGO, LeanIn.org, have since caused a ferment of sorts, inspiring women, young and old, to be vocal about their dreams, ambitions and aspirations. (Read More)