Could This Pandemic Help Us Bring Equality At Work And Home?
It is important that women capitalize on this experience to lay down healthy boundaries and share the responsibility of domestic tasks.
Nirupama Subramanian
Transform Your Challenges: Strike A Better Work-life Balance With STEP
Nirupama Subramanian talks about how we can handle our day-to-day challenges better through STEP. STEP is based on many concepts and models and also on lived experiences that psychologists and experts have proposed. Reena’s story I am the Service Delivery Manager for a team in a leading ITES company. My customers are in the US. I […]
What Women Leaders Can Learn From The Four Archetypes In Ramayana
I recently enjoyed reading The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The book not only tells the Ramayana from Sita’s perspective, it also brings into the light certain neglected characters from the epic. The woman characters are well fleshed out and we can connect to the emotions and motivations of Kaushalya, Mandodari and Urmila who […]
Creating Positive Change: Managing #MeToo At The Workplace
“I don’t want to mentor a woman,” confessed a senior leader at a corporate I was working with for a coaching and mentoring program.” I support women and all that but these days. I just don’t want to be in a situation where it might get uncomfortable,” he added, looking a little embarrassed while admitting […]
Make Informed Choices That Aligns Your Priorities, Passion & Personality
Over the last few days, I found myself doing something that I don’t usually do and don’t usually want to do. Giving Advice. As a coach, I have learnt that giving advice or telling people what to do is a big No-No. We are supposed to let people discover their answers themselves, to dive deep […]
Risk and Rebellious Women- Some Thoughts After Seeing Ocean’s Eight
“Don’t do it for me. Don’t do it for you. Somewhere there is an eight-year-old girl who is dreaming of becoming a criminal. Do this for her.” I am watching Ocean’s Eight with my daughter and we have just heard the leading lady, Debbie Ocean, legitimize the dream of a career in crime. The movie […]
Veers and Veeres- The Special Nature Of Female Friendship
Female friendships offer not only fun and entertainment but also act as a buffer against a hostile world, says Nirupama Subramanian. Is there something special about female friendships? I wondered. I had just watched the movie Veere di wedding with a friend. In the movie, four women who have been friends since school, smoke, drink, […]
Guilt- The Mother Of All Emotions
“I sent my eight-months-old baby to day care and went back to work,’ confessed a young mother during a workshop. Her eyes became moist and she flinched as though she expected the other women to pelt her with stones, each heavy with the words ‘ Bad Mother’. “Why don’t fathers feel any guilt leaving their […]
Does it really matter if the wife earns more?
Ok, I confess. I recently read Chetan Bhagat’s One Indian Girl. I decided to check out the book after hearing that the author had delved deep into the psyche of the Indian girl and claimed to represent the reality of the Indian women. In the book, the Indian girl’s first boyfriend rejects her because she […]
Do we really need a separate program for women?
A few years ago, I wanted to create a leadership program for women. I discussed this with my friend Aparna and we both were excited about the idea but unsure of the response from the world. We were sure that we would be able to provide an enjoyable and meaningful experience for the women, we […]
