NASSCOM the premier trade body and the “voice” of the Indian IT industry, today kicked off its 3rd annual IT Women Leadership Summit in Bangalore. This year’s Summit is themed around ‘Transforming Enterprises and Societies’.
NASSCOM also announced the winners of Gender Inclusivity Awards at the Summit. These awards, in the second year now, honour companies in the IT-BPO industry which have implemented outstanding practices that promote gender empowerment and women leadership development. The awards recognize efforts made by the company through policies, procedures and systems to foster inclusivity and Innovative programs which are targeted at strengthening gender inclusivity at the work place
The winning companies in the following categories are as below:
Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM said, “The Indian IT-BPO industry is a highly diverse and inclusive industry and it has set world class HR policies in all areas including recruiting, training, retaining and promoting as a strategic business plan. Women are a key and vital part of our workforce, and the industry will continue to work towards creating a conducive environment and attract more women employees and leaders. These awards recognise companies who are doing outstanding work enabling inclusivity and we hope that other companies will emulate the best practices. NASSCOM congratulates today’s winners and on behalf of the industry and thank them for their admirable effort towards promoting gender empowerment”.
About the IT Women Leadership Summit’
The ‘NASSCOM IT Women Leadership Summit’, now in its third year running will provide an unmatched networking community, insight into non-conventional growth ladders in organizations, and effective training in skills and competencies for IT and BPO women professionals. The experience will empower these professionals move forward in their careers and achieve leadership positions in their respective organizations. This year the Summit will also highlight the policies and best practices that would promote gender inclusivity in the IT-BPO workforce; what are the strategies for creating more women leaders; why successful enterprises create and support women’s networks; how aspiring women leaders can equip themselves to reach the corner suites.
About the Award Methodology
The awards criteria includes 5 parameters - business rationale, senior leadership support, communication, accountability and measurable results. The winning companies have been adjudged by a jury of representatives from the industry.
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About NASSCOM
NASSCOM (www.nasscom.in) is India's National Association of Software and Service Companies, the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT software and services industry in India. NASSCOM is a global trade body with over 1200 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM's member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade in India.
NASSCOM is committed to work proactively to encourage its members to adopt world class management practices, build and uphold highest quality standards and become globally competitive. In India and around the world, NASSCOM members are participants in the new global economy and are reputed for their cutting-edge business practices and social initiatives.