/ -- As a part of their mission and vision, JobsForHer conducted the third edition of its flagship event 'HerRising' - India's largest conference and career fair for women. The event saw widespread participation from over 3,000 women who were there to meet and network with a variety of corporates, speakers, mentors, influencers, as well as career experts.
"In India, the female labour force participation has had a decadal fall from 36.7 per cent in 2005 to 26 per cent in 2018, with 95% (195 million) women employed in the unorganised sector or in unpaid work," according to a Deloitte report. Women's contribution to India's GDP is currently just 18%, one of the world's lowest. In order to fix this national crisis, JobsForHer, an online connecting portal that enables women to accelerate their careers, is pioneering the actions required to increase women's participation and advancement in the Indian workplace.
The programs of the 'HerRising' event ranged from panel discussions to workshops and mentoring sessions as well as corporates offering career opportunities and guidance to women professionals, women were inspired and mentored to start, restart and rise in their career journeys. HerRising is sponsored by megacorps like Biocon, Great Learning, Akamai and Amadeus. The career fair saw participation from industry giants like Airbus, Canara HSBC, Capgemini, Citi, Cargill, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, JDA, NextGen, and Northern Trust, amongst many others - all committed to hiring more women.
Commenting on the conference, Neha Bagaria, Founder & CEO,JobsForHer said, "HerRising is our flagship event for women looking to start, restart or rise in their careers. Our aim was to offer women everything they required in their career trajectories under one roof on one day - jobs, mentors, inspiration, reskilling opportunities and, of course, a platform for networking.
This year Profile+ was launched by JobsForHer, which enables women to define their skills based on their life experiences in addition to their work experience. JobsForHer also launched the HerRising Awards to showcase India's most inspiring women in the workplace, who exemplify innovation, mentorship, professionalism, empowerment, and leadership.
It was exhilarating to see the women who attended make the most of the opportunities we had put together at the event and leave with their confidence elevated and aspirations fulfilled."
Women like:
Simi Choudhury (AVP-Talent Management, Development, D&I, and Social Impact, at Sutherland Global)
Tina Vinod (Head-D&I, at Thoughtworks)
Anupama Subramanian (Executive Director-HR, Risk and Marketing & Communication, at Wills Towers Watson)
Konika Chadha (Head of Professional Search-India, at Korn Ferry)
Aindrila Basu Roy (Senior Manager, at Cushman & Wakefield), and
Harini Thammaiah (Engineering Program Manager, at PayPal)
Won awards for being achievers as:
Women in D&I
Women in Human Resources
Women in Sales/Customer Service, and
Women Returnees,
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