India has been touted by every major publication around the world as the new powerhouse of Information Technology. Indian companies such as Infosys, Wipro have became global household names handling world class companies such as J.P , Morgan and G.E.
But what when one thinks about Indian women?
There is still much poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, and discrimination when it comes to women, but there is a certain segment of those women that are making huge impact in the IT sector. Globalization has provided opportunities for the educated, middle class woman to build her own dreams and excel in fields,which earlier were considered as male domains.
Indian women are becoming increasingly visible and successful in the professional and public sphere.
In the first phase of IT revolution, women mostly found jobs in lower end work such as Data entry etc. But with the advancement in the technology , new opportunities in Information Technology sector such as Call Center support, software development raised which led to increase in the women percentage working in IT sector.
Now visit any Wipro Spectramind Call center or walk through Infosys's Banglore campus, one sees many Indian women working and managing various tasks such as answering the customers questions etc.
There are estimated 38% of female software programmers in India , largest in any demography.
A few successful Women Entrepreneurs in India in IT sector are listed below:
(i) Mrs.Murthy of Infosys Foundation : She is an outstanding computer programmer who helped her husband found the US$11 billion market cap company. This amazing women is now helping the women through Infosys Foundation.
Infosys Foundation: In 1996, Infosys established the Infosys Foundation to support the
underprivileged sections of society. Infosys contributes 1% of profit
after tax to the Foundation for its campaign to improve the welfare of
people in rural areas of India. At the outset, the Infosys Foundation implemented programs in Karnataka.
It subsequently covered Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Orissa, and Punjab in a phased manner.
(ii) Revathi Kasturi:The founder and CEO of the Laqsh Job Skills Academy, Revathi Kasturi is a highly successful IT entrepreneur. She started her career in Wipro, and after 17 years in the company, moved on as Co-Founder and President of Tarang Software Technologies.
There are many more Women Entrepreneurs in India working in IT sector like Rashmi Sinha, Neetu Bhatia, Dr. Nita Goyal etc.
As an increasing numbers of successful Indian female entrepreneurs coming up, they are becoming aspirational role models for young girls. The Indian society will soon adjust to a new role of women : talented, independent and will be given same right and privileges that are given to men.
IT is providing women of all sections an oppurtunity to gain economic independence and self respect.
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But what when one thinks about Indian women?
There is still much poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, and discrimination when it comes to women, but there is a certain segment of those women that are making huge impact in the IT sector. Globalization has provided opportunities for the educated, middle class woman to build her own dreams and excel in fields,which earlier were considered as male domains.
Indian women are becoming increasingly visible and successful in the professional and public sphere.
In the first phase of IT revolution, women mostly found jobs in lower end work such as Data entry etc. But with the advancement in the technology , new opportunities in Information Technology sector such as Call Center support, software development raised which led to increase in the women percentage working in IT sector.
Now visit any Wipro Spectramind Call center or walk through Infosys's Banglore campus, one sees many Indian women working and managing various tasks such as answering the customers questions etc.
There are estimated 38% of female software programmers in India , largest in any demography.
A few successful Women Entrepreneurs in India in IT sector are listed below:
(i) Mrs.Murthy of Infosys Foundation : She is an outstanding computer programmer who helped her husband found the US$11 billion market cap company. This amazing women is now helping the women through Infosys Foundation.
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| Mrs. Sudha Murthy |
(ii) Revathi Kasturi:The founder and CEO of the Laqsh Job Skills Academy, Revathi Kasturi is a highly successful IT entrepreneur. She started her career in Wipro, and after 17 years in the company, moved on as Co-Founder and President of Tarang Software Technologies.
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| Revathi Kasturi |
As an increasing numbers of successful Indian female entrepreneurs coming up, they are becoming aspirational role models for young girls. The Indian society will soon adjust to a new role of women : talented, independent and will be given same right and privileges that are given to men.
IT is providing women of all sections an oppurtunity to gain economic independence and self respect.
click here for more info.
click here to know more about infosys foundation
Source: http://web.mit.edu/profit/
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