Study Initiated Towards Developing Women
Consultants
Consultancy Development
Centre of the Department of Scientific and Industrial
Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government
of India has launched a Study on “Status of Women
Consultants in India” to assess the role of women
professionals in consulting. The Study is being carried
out in association with the International Management
Institute (IMI), a leading business school in Delhi.
The objective of the study is to map the competencies
among women professionals and identify gaps, based on
which a plan for competency enhancement of women professionals
for consulting across sectors/disciplines and functions
can be developed.
Many women professionals have personal
and family responsibilities that play a part in determining
ability to reach their desired career paths. Finding
the right opportunity to maintain an effective balance
between personal and professional responsibilities is
the challenge for every professional woman today. With
the present IT and communication technologies, most
consulting activities can be carried out from home resulting
in low overheads as well as flexibility. This is an
added advantage for women as it helps them in maintaining
an effective balance between the professional commitments
as well as the family responsibilities.
Studies carried out by McKinsey, the
internationally renowned consulting firm and IBM, the
leading IT firm indicate that in the coming years women
will be an increasing percentage of the workforce at
all levels and shall play an important role as members
of diverse consulting teams.
The Study by CDC will include personal
interviews in mini/metro cities across the country,
besides desk research and questionnaire based survey.
The outcome would help in evolving a Road Map including
policy initiatives to be taken for development of women
consultants in the country. The Study is expected to
be completed in six months, leading to a series of seminars
for dissemination of the findings of the Study.
Source:
Press Information Bureau Date: February 5, 2008
