Governor launches HYSEA Women Leaders’ Forum
The Hindu
Forum to mentor young leaders, be a networking platform
Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday launched HYSEA Women Leaders’ Forum, an initiative of Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association to mentor young and upcoming women leaders of the IT/ITES industry. Mentorship and coaching are key enablers for accelerated growth of young and aspiring women leaders in the industry, the Governor said, launching the Forum virtually. “As someone who is an ardent advocate of women’s rights, gender parity, women empowerment and equality, it would give me immense satisfaction to see accomplished women leaders coming on to a platform to mentor and nurture young and upcoming women leaders of the IT industry,” she said. HYSEA said the Forum will identify challenges and develop programmes for women leaders to effectively manage them. It will create mentoring and counselling platforms, set quantifiable targets to create leaders at different levels and continuously improve these numbers over a set time-frame. Accomplished women leaders and also men leaders from across the industry will provide thought leadership and mentor young, upcoming women leaders of the industry. The Forum is also expected to emerge as an important networking platform for women leaders.More Related News