Traditionally, the role of a woman was to nurture the family and the role of a man was to provide. Abiding by the tradition, women never got a chance to explore themselves. With economic progress, access to education, urbanization, equality and liberalization, we see more women moving towards a work culture. Now, whether this is right for the society or not, will always remain debatable. Today women are opting for business for various reasons. It could be for financial independence, security, passion, creating a personal identity and so on. No one should be judgemental about women doing business.
Being a woman, handling two different work portfolios, one being the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Shilp Group, a leading real estate company in Ahmedabad and the other being the owner of Arrow Fitness Hub, I know what it really means for a woman to step out. A woman wears multiple hats in a day and manages it all so efficiently. While running a business, she doesn’t forget that she is a nurturer too. When women are at work, they are always more sincere. The sole reason behind this is that they are compromising so much when they step out – their children, their homes, their family. Hence, women want to make each and every minute at work productive. We must salute this spirit of women. Women also make better managers owing to attributes like emotional intelligence. They have the power of looking at everything from both the rational and the emotional perspective and then making decisions. Being high on soft skills and emotional intelligence gives women an edge while dealing with people. Business is all about getting the right people on the bus and then managing them well.
Women do not need sympathy, they need encouragement. The increasing presence of women as entrepreneurs is changing the demography of business completely and is also contributing to the economic growth. We need to aim for sustainable growth of women entrepreneurs and move towards creating a balanced growth in the country.
Women are both creative and analytical, bold as well as emotional. Women do not need empowerment; they only need to be given equal opportunities and respect. Soon there will be a time that will not necessitate writing on topics like these because we will all understand that men and women have different backgrounds and thought processes and a workplace needs all of that.