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The definition of power can be rather confounding. Power is relative and
every individual has a personal notion of power. Therefore, it became almost
mandatory to quantify and define power before we could set out to identify the
10 most powerful women in the Indian IT industry.
The criteria we used to identify the most powerful women was simply women in
senior management positions in the IT industry.
Our selection criterion was equally straightforward. We considered parameters
that were slightly beyond the obvious ones. To qualify for the listing, one
needed to have satisfied one or all of the following parameters: leadership
qualities and strategic thinking; networking within the government machinery;
business relationships; public profile; charisma; significant contribution to
the industry and society at large, and last but not the least, based out of
India (a parameter that relegated very eligible achievers like Priya Hiranandani
of Zenta to the Women To Watch category). She had to have achieved something
really of note such as becoming the managing director of a global organization
like Microsoft India, like Neelam Dhawan did. She should have foreseen an
opportunity before anyone else did much like Meena Ganesh. She must have set
benchmarks in business practices, like Rekha Menon of Accenture. She could have
treaded difficult pastures and created an identity for the company, like Radha
Shelat. She should have pioneered people management practices like Hema
Ravichander. Or she could be a young achiever like Jessie Paul.
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Talibanism in Technology |
| Seven reasons why women in technology remain
invisible... |
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lot has been written about the Taliban's treatment of
Afghan women, which resulted in the worldwide outcry against women wearing full-length burkhas, which rendered them invisible, and the denial of their fundamental rights. However, there's not even a whimper about the systematic Talibanism of women in technology, which has made them invisible throughout the ages. I found there are seven primary reasons why women in technology continue to remain invisible-Social myths, Conditioning, Media, Networking, Deterrence, Balance, and Marketing.... |
| This column by Deepa Kandaswamy, first carried in February 2003, generated the maximum response among any Dataquaest articles or columns in recent years. It was reproduced and excerpted by publications in India and abroad, and websites across the world; and it won awards and drew accolades and criticism. For a sampling, just search for "talibanism" in Google! For the full original column, see
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We consulted industry experts, analysts and companies, to get the right
perspective of power.
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