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36% of India’s tech workforce is women, but only 8% reach senior leadership. What’s keeping women from leading the future of work?

In this episode of the What India Needs Podcast, Shutapa Paul speaks with Shreya Krishnan, Managing Director - India, of AnitaB.org, a global non-profit working to advance women in technology. Together, they explore how India can build equitable workplaces where inclusion drives innovation.

Join the conversation as we unpack the numbers, the systemic challenges women face, and the roadmap for creating inclusive workspaces.

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#WomenInTech #GenderEquity #FutureOfWork #Inclusion #Leadership #WhatIndiaNeeds

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00:00:00 – Introduction

00:02:43 – Women in India’s tech workforce

00:04:00 – Representation versus inclusion

00:05:28 – Academic Conditioning & STEM Bias

00:12:00 – Post-COVID Crisis & The Loss of Agency

00:19:17 – Pay Gap & Performance Bias

00:24:03 – Choosing Our Bias Over Data

00:31:19 – Why Tech Isn't Built for Women

00:34:44 – About ‘Words Matter’

00:37:30 – AnitaB.org's Vision and Programs

00:41:30 – Outro

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#WorkplaceCulture #CareerGrowth #WomenEmpowerment #Sustainability #WordsMatter #Mentorship #WorkplaceInclusion #BreakingBias

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67 lakh handloom weavers in the 1980s; just 31 lakh today.

In this episode, Shutapa Paul speaks with Emily Chakraborty, founder of Kaisori, on the challenges facing India's weaving communities, including supply chain struggles, low wages, and middlemen that threaten artisanal livelihoods. They discuss the importance of treating craft as a serious business and how rediscovery is key to preserving our heritage.

Tune in to hear Emily's insights on empowering artisans, scaling handmade businesses, and supporting women weavers.

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#WhatIndiaNeeds #Podcast #IndianCraft #Handloom #WomenInBusiness #SustainableCraft #RediscoverIndia

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:29 - Decline of weavers in India

00:03:59 - Treating craft as a business

00:06:09 - Challenges of input cost

00:08:17 - Health & wellbeing of weavers

00:11:22 - Women at the heart of Indian craft

00:13:30 - Policy gaps & much-needed interventions

00:15:27 - Uniqueness & respect for craft

00:16:58 - GI tags & consumer education

00:18:22 - Competing with fast fashion

00:25:18 - Building Kaisori: origin and purpose

00:27:57 - Kaisori’s business model & cluster work

00:34:58 - Advice to entrepreneurs

00:38:16 - Buyer’s role

00:39:52 - Outro

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#IndianArtisans #HandmadeHeritage #WomenEntrepreneurs #CraftBusiness #SustainableFashion #Rediscovery

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The Indian startup ecosystem may be thriving but over 28,000 startups have failed in recent years.

In this episode, Shutapa Paul speaks with Dr. Subhrangshu Sanyal, CEO of IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, about the challenges facing the Indian startup ecosystem and how innovation and entrepreneurship can bridge the urban-rural divide, empower women, and solve grassroots problems.

From success stories in the Northeast to bold experiments in social entrepreneurship, this discussion unpacks what it will take to create a real Viksit Bharat from the ground up.

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#WhatIndiaNeeds #Podcast #ViksitBharat #Startups #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #SocialImpact #India2047

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:36 - Challenges startups face

00:05:50 - India’s $34.7 trillion dream and the gaps

00:07:56 - Bridging the urban–rural innovation divide

00:11:19 - Scaling social entrepreneurship

00:13:27 - Wishlist to the government on policy

00:16:18 - Building entrepreneurship ecosystem in North east

00:19:24 - India’s Startup Future

00:23:35 - Women entrepreneurs driving livelihoods

00:31:04 - Eastern India’s startup potential

00:32:27 - Innovative startups at IIMCIP

00:41:30 - Learnings as the CEO of IIMCIP

00:44:56 - Outro

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#InclusiveInnovation #GrassrootsEntrepreneurs #RuralInnovation #MSMEs #SocialEntrepreneurship #ImpactInnovation #FutureOfBharat

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