Solutions
Challenges of an Indian Woman Professional
Mother’s Guilt
Mother’s Guilt
Managing Work & Family
Managing Work & Family
Choosing the right career
Choosing the right career
Finding the ideal job
Finding the ideal job
Engagement with Power
Engagement with Power
Breaking the glass ceiling
Breaking the glass ceiling
Second career women
Second career women
Upskilling and You
Upskilling and You
Developing financial proficiency
Developing financial proficiency
Stress, anxiety, imposter thoughts, and more Second career women
Stress, anxiety, imposter thoughts, and more Second career women
Be Career Intentional
Be Career Intentional
Build Your Personal Brand
Build Your Personal Brand
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The Career Doctor
The book offers a compelling guide for women navigating professional challenges. Through captivating anecdotes and interviews, Dr. Saundarya Rajesh provides self-awareness tools and solutions to overcome biases and achieve career success.
About
Dr Saundarya Rajesh
Award-winning social entrepreneur and bestselling author of
The 99 Day Diversity Challenge
Dr Saundarya Rajesh is an award-winning social entrepreneur, a sought-after DEI strategist and a torchbearer for women in the workplace. As the Founder-President of Avtar, India’s top DEI consulting firm, she is the trusted advisor for hundreds of organizations and has facilitated the creation of inclusive workplaces for nearly 10 lakh women.
Dr Saundarya firmly believes that women’s workforce participation can promote national economic prosperity and was one of the earliest proponents of gender diversity in the workplace, at a time when women’s careers were viewed as unnecessary.
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Advance Praise
Thirukkumaran Nagarajan
VP, HR Head, IBM India/South Asia
Aditya Mittal
Human Resources Indian Subcontinent & India CHRO
Aparna Rao
Country Head and Board Member, Cargill Business Services India
Irani Srivastava Roy
Chief Human Resources Officer, India subcontinent, Signify
Pavan Kumar Mocherla
Executive Vice President, Becton Dickinson, Greater Asia
Geetha Ramamoorthi
Managing Director, KBR India
Sandhya Vasudevan
Independent Director, Strategic Advisor to Start-ups, Former Managing Director of Thomson Reuters India and Deutsche Bank, Board member and Distinguished Professor ASIA
Dhanya Rajeswaran
Global VP and Country Managing Director for India, Fluence
Bharat Gala
Chief Executive Officer (Global Technology Centre), AtkinsRealis
Sonal Jain
Global CHRO, EPL Limited
Swati Rustagi
NHRDN, Member (National Board)
Sheenam Ohrie
Managing Director, Broadridge Financial Solutions, India
CK Venkataraman
Managing Director at Titan Company
Dr Raman Ramachandran
Director & Dean, K J Somaiya Institute of Management
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About
Avtar The Power of Diversity
Avtar, set up in 2000, is India’s first diversity advocate & workplace inclusion expert. Renowned for its extensive work in the space of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and more specifically, women’s workforce participation, it is the country’s largest provider of second career opportunities for women and is also the earliest to begin working on diversity audits and measurement. Led by the visionary Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Avtar has ventured into areas of gender inclusion and career creation.