It’s 2019 and if you still think that women’s job is only confined till kitchen, sorry but you are wrong and you need to revamp your thinking or maybe revamp your full self. With women entrepreneurs all around, India is witnessing a whole new era of Boss  Ladies.

Being a boss lady does not mean being an anti-male. There is no doubt that India has been a male-dominating society. The country that has always seen male C.E.O’s and C.F.O’s, it is often that if you are working and working in a great position, you would be mistaken for misandry. Or, if not that, women are believed as an outsider to ‘work’, who cannot withstand competitive nature and aggressive business tactics.

But look around, ladies like Shradha Sharma ( Founder-YourStory), Kiran Shaw (Founder-Biocon ltd.) and Naina Lal Kidwai are the scenario changer, changing the future business scenario in India.

We are witnessing the storm of two eras coming together and changing the whole Indian business scenario. The one is of the woman, the other one is of a coworking workspace. 

Coworking workspaces have aided the women entrepreneurship and thrived their work. There is an emerging trend of female-centric workspaces, not only in India but around the globe. But what could be the reason for working in a women-only coworking space? How can a workplace decide success parameters for anybody?

Here is how

The empowerment factor

No matter how much we say that men and women are equal, the ground reality is far from the ideals. There is no denying fact that in a corporate world man always had an upper hand. Women have never enjoyed the same freedom and responsibilities that men do. Even in metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, the same applies. This is where a coworking space comes into the picture. A female-oriented shared office space allows women to surround themselves with other successful women. Thus when all ladies handling entrepreneurial responsibilities come together throws a message clearer and louder. Moreover, such a scenario inspires other women to follow their dreams, which is something that cannot happen at a male-dominating coworking space.

AFFINITY AND SUPPORT

Mother, daughter, sister, daughter-in-law and many more. Women are multi-faceted with umpteen number of responsibilities, work-life balance is not the same as for men. No doubt men have responsibilities too, but c’mon it’s India and we all know the truth. It’s never the same for two sexes. Especially for mothers, toggling between work and children is quite a daunting task. Most of the Women-coworking spaces have Foster care that is of real help. Also, at a working place like that one comes across other women who are in similar situations. This leads to a level of affinity and develops a comforting relationship with others.

Feeling of safety and security

India is a male dominating society, women feel socially isolated in most of the places. The very reason women are afraid of going to the office is security. It is mostly the families that restrict their daughters or wives from working because they feel the workplaces are not safe. In the past various cases have been filled for sexual harassment at a workplace. No doubt, that a  female-centric workspace implants a sense of safety and security.

This, in turn, helps feeling more relaxed thus more productive. Not only that, with women co-workers all around, the ease level increases leading to collaborations, ideas sharing and advice seeking from fellow co-workers. 

Opportunity to network

Networking to business is the same as water to plants. One cannot thrive without the other. In a female-centric coworking, a woman paves an organic way to network with other women. Whereas in co-ed shared workplaces, women often are ignored, regardless of their position, which often acts as a hurdle in their career path. A women-only coworking space overcomes the lack of mentorship and thus help in building a bright future.

With the changing scenario, women are making it to the top. Be it at the corporate office or in entrepreneurship. Here, We present the list of Indian Boss Ladies and head honchos across different sectors.

Indra Nooyi  

Indra Nooyi tops our list of being a boss lady, and for all the good reasons. Indra is the first Indian female CEO of the international brand, PepsiCo She has recently joined Amazon as director and will be heading audit committee of the board.

Indu Jain 

The current chairperson of India’s largest media group, The Times Of India, Indu Jain belongs to the Sahu Jain family. In January 2016, Government of India awarded her Padma Bhushan. Also, she mentored the Oneness Forum launched by the president of India in 2003. 

Shradha Sharma

Shradha Sharma is the founder of YourStory, a digital platform for showcasing stories of entrepreneurs and startups. In one of her interviews, she shared being a woman, how difficult it was for her to get funding and make her investors believe in her.

Sabina Chopra

Sabina, a Delhi University graduate founded one of the largest travel websites in India. Currently, she is heading as  COO of corporate hotels at Yatra. Earlier, she was managing the operations as vice president.

Chanda Kochar

CEO of India’s largest private bank ICICI Bank, Chanda Kochhar was awarded “Retail Banker of the Year” in 2004 by Asian Banker and “Business Woman of the Year” in 2005 by  Economic Times. Also, she had won the ‘Star Rising Award’ by Retail Banker International.

Aditi Gupta

Miss. Aditi Gupta is the founder of “MENSTRUPEDIA” Aimed at providing knowledge about menstruation and eliminating the taboo stick with it. Aditi has done post-graduation in New Media Design from National Institute of Design, and graduation in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering.

Just one shoutout to all these women entrepreneurs. “Hats off. You go girl.”

CoworkDelhi, a coworking space in Delhi, offers women entrepreneurs, flat 30 percent discount on their plans.  Check out this space for more information.