The annual report summarizes the activities of the Indian Women's Network (IWN) in the Southern Region for the year 2015-2016. Some key highlights include: - IWN organized over 77 learning and development activities with over 8,000 participants across 6 states on topics like presentations skills, work-life balance, and women's rights. - Health and well-being initiatives included health camps and webinars on women's health issues organized in partnership with Apollo Hospitals, KIMS Hospital, and Lotus Hospitals. - IWN participated in international conferences on gender equality in Saudi Arabia and India to promote international linkages. - Membership grew to over 1,500 professional women across

1. ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016
OPENING UP
AWORLD OF
POSSIBILITIES

2. CONTENT
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 45
HEALTH &WELL-BEING 52
POLICY &ADVOCACY 53
MEMBERSHIP 53
IWNWESTERN REGION
IWN NORTH EAST REGION
IWN DELHI STATE
59IWN IN MEDIA
62
67
68
IWN SOUTHERN REGION
OFFICE BEARERS
IWN OFFICES
MESSAGES FROM IWN MEMBERS42
ABOUT CII’S
INDIANWOMEN NETWORK (IWN)
IWN ORGANOGRAM
4
5
CII SOUTHERN REGION
CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE 6
IWN SOUTHERN REGION
PARTICIPATION IN
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
REGIONAL INITIATIVES 10
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 12
HEALTH &WELL-BEING 22
POLICY &ADVOCACY 30
SPECIAL SESSIONS ON
WOMEN SAFETY 35
MEMBERSHIP 38
43IWN COMMUNICATIONS
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
55
HEALTH &WELL-BEING 55
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 57
POLICY &ADVOCACY 58
MEMBERSHIP 58
ANNUAL
REPORT
2015-16
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3. IWN REGIONAL COUNCIL
CHAIRWOMAN DEPUTY CHAIRWOMAN
ANDHRA PRADESH
& TELANGANA
STATE CHAIRWOMAN
STATE VICE-
CHAIRWOMAN
(TELANGANA)
KARNATAKA
STATE
CHAIRWOMAN
KERALA
STATE
CHAIRWOMAN
PUDUCHERRY
STATE
CHAIRWOMAN
TAMILNADU
STATE
CHAIRWOMAN
STATE VICE-
CHAIRWOMAN
(ANDHRA PRADESH)
CONVENOR
L&D
CO-CONVENOR
L&D
CONVENOR
H&W
CO-CONVENOR
H&W
CONVENOR
L&D
CO-CONVENOR
L&D
CO-CONVENOR
L&D
CO-CONVENOR
L&D
CO-CONVENOR
L&D
CONVENOR
H&W
CONVENOR
H&W
CONVENOR
H&W
CONVENOR
H&W
COIMBATORE
ZONE
CONVENOR &
CO-CONVENOR
CONVENOR
L&D
CONVENOR
L&D
CONVENOR
L&D
CO-CONVENOR
H&W
CO-CONVENOR
H&W
CO-CONVENOR
H&W
CO-CONVENOR
H&W
STATE VICE-
CHAIRWOMAN
STATE VICE-
CHAIRWOMAN
STATE VICE-
CHAIRWOMAN
STATE VICE-
CHAIRWOMAN
ABOUT CII’S
INDIANWOMEN NETWORK (IWN)
IWN ORGANOGRAM
IWN
Delhi State
IWN
Western
Region
IWN
Southern
Region
IWN
North East
Region
Indian Women Network, an initiative
by CII Southern Region was launched in
January 2013 after many rounds of intense
deliberations by the Steering Committee
and a brief survey done among corporates
on the key stakeholders and deliverables
of an organization for women by women.
While constituting IWN, various organizations
across the globe were referred to, in order
to understand the fields where we can make
a difference. IWN is currently having its
presence in 12 states and 2 zones nationally
with a membership of 1,791 women.
IWN’s membership includes career women
who are professionals from organisations,
entrepreneurs, independent professionals,
faculty & students from academic institutions.
To deliver value-added and need-based
interventions for members, IWN focuses on:
a) Learning & Development
b) Health & Well-being
c) Policy & Advocacy
L&D: Learning & Development H&W: Health & Well-being
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4. CII SOUTHERN REGION CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE
Dear Member,
Greetings!
The Confederation of Indian Industry
– CII is the only Industry body in India
that has a dedicated initiative IWN with
a membership of 1525 professional
women across the 6 States in the
Southern Region, and a growing
membership across 12 States in India.
CII believes that the time has come
where women will play an equal and
productive role in nation building, both
as contributors to economic growth and
to building a healthy and vibrant society.
In this context, IWN works actively in
Educating, Engaging, Encouraging
and Empowering women, as the
4 essential tools in enhancing the
competitiveness and growth of
industries and economy.
Recent findings by one of the leading
consulting firms clearly highlights that
despite modest improvements created
in the ecosystem women still remain
under-represented at every level in the
corporate structure. In India, although
women have emerged significantly in
leadership roles in the Service sector,
we seem to have only a handful of
women CEO’s in other sectors. This
trend doesn’t appear to be rising and it
is appalling that the share of women in
leadership positions is below the
world average.
I am delighted that IWN is facilitating an
active network for creating gender parity
to assist women to face their challenges
with confidence and self-worth, and
encourage a healthy work-life balance!
The tangible and intangible impact
created by the various initiatives is of
immense value not only to women, but
also to the society at large.
I take this opportunity to applaud the
vision of our Past Chairman, CII SR,
Mr. G.V. Sanjay Reddy and the Founder
Chairwoman Mrs. Suchitra Ella, for their
tremendous commitment to building
IWN during the initial years, through
the active involvement of IWN office
bearers of the CII Southern Regional
Council and in the CII State Councils to
synergise efforts and make it inclusive in
the mainstream CII activities.
I congratulate Dr. R. Nandini and her
team for an eventful year under her
leadership and would like to place on
record the commendable work done
by the Secretariat headed by
Mrs. Madhu Vasanthy for the unique
initiatives undertaken and consistent
dedication resulting in IWN’s
phenomenal growth in the
Southern Region.
I congratulate Ms. Anu Sriram,
Chairwoman for 2016-17 and I pray that
IWN will become a National CII initiative
during the year.
Thank you,
Rajshree Pathy
Chairperson, CII Southern Region &
Chairman & Managing Director,
Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.
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5. out to more women with an aim of
inclusive growth and economic parity.
I take this opportunity to thank
Ms. Rajshree Pathy, Chairperson,
CII Southern Region for her unstinted
support throughout the year. I thank
Ms. Anu Sriram, Deputy Chairwoman,
IWN Southern Region for her valuable
support all year long. I would also like to
thank all the Past Chairs of the Region
and the States for their motivation
and encouragement by participating
in several IWN programmes. A special
mention to all IWN State Chairwomen
& Vice Chairwomen, Task Force
Convenors & Co-Convenors, Zonal
Convenor and Co-Convenor who have
made my journey at IWN unforgettable.
Thank you,
R. Nandini
Chairwoman, IWN Southern Region &
Managing Director,
Chandra Textiles Pvt. Ltd.
Dear Member,
Greetings!
The status of women has improved
markedly in the last decade. More
and more women are entering the
workforce, taking up the challenge of
multitasking and prioritization, even
managing to strike a work-life balance
considering their various roles as a
wife, a mother, and a professional.
The progress achieved indeed is quite
significant and worthy to be applauded.
However, women continue to be
underrepresented in most businesses,
especially at the senior levels. We still
have a very long way to go. I believe,
women need to and must determine
their highest expectations from their
professional life and work towards
setting goals to achieve them.
It gives me immense pleasure in stating
that CII’s Indian Women Network (IWN)
has to a great extent been successful
in providing its women members
an all-inclusive platform for their
professional development. IWN works
towards enabling women become
ace achievers in their respective fields
of expertise. IWN’s prime focus is
on Learning & Development, Health
& Wellbeing and Policy & Advocacy
Initiatives. By providing space to
women professionals, students and
entrepreneurs to network, IWN opens
up doors to great learning
across sectors.
The year 2015-16, witnessed IWN
starting on an extremely optimistic note
with a group of very enthusiastic and
dynamic members and office bearers.
Under the Learning & Development
Task Force, several need-based events
focusing on women’s professional
skill development and enhancement
were conducted for the benefit of
members across all southern region
states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala
& Puducherry. Some of the key
workshops that we organized were the
‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act
at the Workplace’ (POSH) in partnership
with Kochhar & Co. and Fox Mandal,
the Internal Complaints Committee in
partnership with Shardul Amarchand
Mangaldas & Co. Also, we conducted
a Special Safety Session for Women
in partnership with Mahindra SSG
across the southern states to spread
awareness about one of the most
relevant issues for women - their safety
and security.
IWN recognizes the importance of
nurturing women’s health and well-being
in a holistic manner to bring about a
‘good work-life harmony. Due to this
strong focus, I am happy to inform you
that we have had some very established
hospitals as IWN Wellbeing partners in
the southern states. For the year
2015-16, Apollo Hospitals has
partnered with IWN Tamil Nadu
and KIMS & LOTUS Hospitals have
partnered with IWN Telangana. State
IWN chapters have organized several
health camps, blood donation camps,
sessions on women’s health issues for
the benefit of women. Besides these,
webinars on health topics were also
organized in partnership with State Well-
being Partners wherein health experts
interacted with members on
varied themes.
In promoting international linkages,
IWN office bearers from southern
region participated in the International
Conference on Gender Equality which
was held from 12 to 14 November
2015 and also in the 4th Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) - India
Industrial Forum on the 18th and 19th
of November, 2015 at Jeddah.
I have had the privilege of participating
in the CII Southern Regional Council
meetings where I had requested council
members to nominate women from their
organizations to the IWN membership.
I would like to take this opportunity to
thank the council members for their
support. IWN will continue to make
earnest efforts to scale up and reach
IWN SOUTHERN REGION
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6. REGIONAL INITIATIVES
CII’s Indian Women Network,
Southern Region organized its
second annual day on
11th
April 2015 at Bangalore
on the theme ‘CELEBRATING
WOMEN LEADERSHIP’.
Ms. Lalitha Kumaramangalam,
Chairperson, National
Commission for Women and
Ms. Usha Ananthasubramanian,
Chairman and Managing Director,
Bharatiya Mahila Bank delivered
the ‘Guest of Honour’ address
at the inaugural session on Role
Models - The Road Map to
Success for Women Leadership.
2nd
Annual Day of
Indian Women Network,
Southern Region
11 April 2015, Bangalore
1st
IWN Southern Region,
Brainstorming Workshop,
29 April 2015, Chennai
SOUTHERN region
IWN Southern Region organized its first
brainstorming session with the participation of
IWN office bearers from across the southern
states to discuss and plan the focus areas
and deliverables for 2015-16.
The discussions focused on the below themes:
• Membership Growth & Engagement
• Learning & Development
»» For Corporate:
Fresher / Middle Management / Senior
Management
»» For Entrepreneurs
»» For Academic Institutions: Faculty, Students
• Policy & Advocacy
• Health & Well-being
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7. SOUTHERN region
LEARNING &
DEVELOPMENT
1312

8. Initiatives on Learning & Development were designed on new
knowledge, enhancing skills, competencies and abilities.
Activities are organized on themes focusing on various facets
to promote learning and development for the growth of career
women. Initiatives were organized for the following categories:
• Corporates: Fresher, Middle Management,Senior Management
• Entrepreneurs
• Educational Institutions: Faculty Students
Activity Date Location
IWN “THE HINDU” Women’s Day Celebration 8 Mar 2015 Puducherry
Session on Secrets of Great Presentations 25 Mar 2015 Coimbatore
Star Talk Series: Interactive Session with Mr. Madhupal, Film
Director, Screenwriter and Actor
6 Apr 2015 Kerala
Business Knowledge Sharing Session at Community College 13 Apr 2015 Puducherry
Women Entrepreneurship Conclave 21 Apr 2015 Kerala
Session on Work Life Balance 30 May 2015 Puducherry
Talk on Recasting India with Mr. Hindol Sengupta,
Editor-at-large, Fortune India
23 Jun 2015 Telangana
Session on Women’s Rights 26 Jun 2015 Puducherry
Session on Negotiation Skills at HSBC 4 Jul 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Session on Nutrition for Women Professionals 8 Jul 2015 Telangana
Webinar on Bridging the Gap - Moving Towards Gender
Equal Workplaces
15 Jul 2015 Puducherry
Kindling the Fire in You - The Literary Journey of
Ms. Jaishree Misra, Eminent Writer and Author
15 Jul 2015 Kerala
Session on Be Inspiring Be Inspired 17 Jul 2015 Tamil Nadu
IWN Road Show Session on Building a Strategic Vision for
your Career Growth at Siddhartha College
22 Jul 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Session on Transition from College to Professional 22 Jul 2015 Puducherry
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
SOUTHERN region
Total Number
of Activities
77
8051Total Number
of Participants
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
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9. Activity Date Location
Session on Effective Negotiation Skills 24 Jul 2015 Telangana
Session on Essentials of Communication Personal Image
Enhancement
27 Jul 2015 Telangana
Webinar on Change the Way You Lead 3 Aug 2015 Karnataka
Webinar on Smart Health Tips for Today’s Multitasking Woman
Professional
4 Aug 2015 Telangana
STARTREK Talk with Ms. Rajshree Pathy, Chairperson, CII
Southern Region
12 Aug 2015 Telangana
Session on The Role of Parents in Sports 14 Aug 2015 Coimbatore
Online Session on Non-Violent Communication 17 Aug 2015 Tamil Nadu
IWN Road Show and Session on Cyber Security at SCMS College 18 Aug 2015 Kerala
Session on Personality Development 18 Aug 2015 Puducherry
IWN Road Show and Session on Cyber Security for Doctors
Women’s Wing
21 Aug 2015 Kerala
Session on Celebrating Indian Entrepreneurship at BVRIT, Narsapur 27 Aug 2015 Telangana
Interactive Session on Investment Advice and Money Management
for Women
29 Aug 2015 Puducherry
IWN Road Show Qualities of a True Woman Entrepreneur at JNTU 3 Sep 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Session on Effective Communication Skills for Employability 7 Sep 2015 Karnataka
The Young Parent @ Work: Managing Work Life 9 Sep 2015 Kerala
Mentorship Session on Finding the Solution Within You 14 Sep 2015 Telangana
SOUTHERN region
Leadership Development Programme - Leader in Me, 20 Nov 2015, Tamil Nadu
Workshop on Winning Strategies using Design Thinking Tools, 29 Sep 2015, Karnataka
Kindling the Fire in You - The Literary Journey of
Jaishree Misra, 15 Jul 2015, Kerala
IWN Roadshow and Session on Cyber Security for Doctors Women’s Wing, 21 Aug 2015, KeralaSession on Organic Terrace Gardening, 9 Oct 2015, Coimbatore
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES...
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10. SOUTHERN region
Activity Date Location
Webinar on Can Elephants Dance? 15 Sep 2015 Puducherry
Session on Personal Branding 22 Sep 2015 Karnataka
A Case Methodology Workshop on Winning Strategies Using
Design Thinking Tools
29 Sep 2015 Karnataka
Session on Student Psychology The Indian Education Policy 29 Sep 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Workshop on Resume Building and Interview Skills 29 Sep 2015 Andhra Pradesh
IWN Road Show and Session on Self-Defense for Women, Power
Dressing and Women's Health at University of Kerala
30 Sep 2015 Kerala
Interactive Session on Goal Post 7 Oct 2015 Tamil Nadu
Session on Organic Terrace Gardening 9 Oct 2015 Coimbatore
Session on Career Management 10 Oct 2015 Kerala
Session on Waste Management 12 Oct 2015 Puducherry
Session on Career Crossroads Choosing a Career Path 15 Oct 2015 Telangana
Workshop on Entrepreneur Accelerator 15 Oct 2015 Telangana
Session on Clock is Ticking - Productivity Time Management 16 Oct 2015 Telangana
Session on Choosing a Career Path 16 Oct 2015 Telangana
Personal Branding Session at TCS 21 Oct 2015 Telangana
One day Leadership Development Workshop on Leader in Me 20 Nov 2015 Tamil Nadu
Session on Entrepreneurship for Women Empowerment 20 Nov 2015 Coimbatore
Vryiksha - Women Conference, 15 Dec 2015, Madurai Session on Mentorship, 14 Sep 2015, Telangana
STARTREK Session, 12 Aug 2015, Telangana
Session on Transition from College to Professional, 22 July 2015, PuducherryQualities of a True Woman Entrepreneur, 3 Sep 2015, Andhra Pradesh
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES...
IWN Celebrates Women’s Day - Men for Women, 12 Mar 2016, Puducherry
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11. Activity Date Location
Session on Organic Terrace Gardening 20 Nov 2015 Tamil Nadu
“Prathyupakaaram” - A Tribute to the Visionaries Empowering Women to
Live Their Dreams
23 Nov 2015 Kerala
Session on Organic Gardening - Kitchen Waste to Garden 25 Nov 2015 Kerala
Online Session on Conversational Intelligence 26 Nov 2015 Tamil Nadu
Breaking the Barriers - Woman in a Man's World 4 Dec 2015 Telangana
Session on Women Law Rights 11 Dec 2015 Coimbatore
Vryiksha - Women Conference 15 Dec 2015 Tamil Nadu
Professional Presence 28-29 Dec 2015 Telangana
Session on Handling Stress and Building Effectiveness 12 Jan 2016 Tamil Nadu
One Day Workshop on Entrepreneurial DNA Business Simulation 20 Jan 2016 Tamil Nadu
Session on Maintaining Work life Balance for Healthy Family Environment 20 Jan 2016 Kerala
Session on Developing Marketing Skills 22 Jan 2016 Coimbatore
Workshop on Urban Waste Management Organic Living 29 Jan 2016 Kerala
Session on Personality Development at Conspi Academy of Management
Studies (CAMS)
29 Jan 2016 Kerala
Session on Entrepreneur Accelerator at GVP College and Vignan College 11 Feb 2016 Andhra Pradesh
Session on How to Plan your Career at GITAM College 11 Feb 2016 Andhra Pradesh
Work Shop on Resume Writing and Interviewing Attending 18 Feb 2016 Karnataka
Session on Art of Being Financially Smart 18 Feb 2016 Kerala
Business Growth via Effective Social Media Marketing 24 Feb 2016 Karnataka
SOUTHERN region
Activity Date Location
Workshop on Effective Tools Techniques for Emotional Stability
in Faculty Members
24 Feb 2016 Coimbatore
Workshop on Leading Out Loud 26 Feb 2016 Telangana
International Women’s Day Celebration: New Possibilities, New
Horizons
4 Mar 2016 Telangana
Session on Safety Techniques for Women 8 Mar 2016 Coimbatore
Session on Lead with Passion, Execute with Purpose
on International Women's Day
8 Mar 2016 Telangana
Session on Mastering your Emotional Intelligence for Work Life
Balance on Women's Day at BAYER
9 Mar 2016 Telangana
IWN Celebrates Women’s Day - Men for Women 12 Mar 2016 Puducherry
Entrepreneurs Basics Bootcamp 15, 16 17
Mar 2016
Telangana
Conference on Leadership to Enable the Change 1 Apr 2016 Karnataka
Women’s Leadership Conclave 5 Apr 2016 Telangana
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES...LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES...
Workshop on Effective Communication Skills for Employability, 7 Sep 2015, Karnataka
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12. HEALTH
WELL-BEING
SOUTHERN region
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13. IWN’s Health Well-being Initiatives focus on
improving women’s health by raising awareness
on health issues impacting women, to encourage
women to consider the importance of their
own health, identify risk and respond to them
accordingly. IWN believes that focusing on a
woman’s health and well-being is extremely
important for her to sustain her professional career.
PARTNERS
HEALTH WELL-BEING
Activity Date Location
Session on Impact of Climate Change in Women 11 Mar 2015 Tamil Nadu
IWN-TCS Blood Donation Drive 7 Apr 2015 Kerala
Eye Screening Camp at Altius Technologies 28 Apr 2015 Coimbatore
Session on Holistic Health 23 May 2015 Puducherry
Health Talk on Menopause 26 May 2015 Tamil Nadu
Session on Preventive Healthcare and General Risk Assessment at
Updater Services Pvt. Ltd.
29 May 2015 Tamil Nadu
Session on Eye Care for Computer Professionals 30 May 2015 Puducherry
Interactive Session on Cardiac Rehab at TVS Infotech Ltd. 10 Jun 2015 Tamil Nadu
Health Screening Camp at TVS Infotech Ltd. 11 Jun 2015 Tamil Nadu
Online Session on Stress Heart Disease 15 Jun 2015 Tamil Nadu
Online Session on Diabetes and Weight Management 16 Jun 2015 Tamil Nadu
Session on Yoga for Health Productivity with theme on
Stretch Your Way to Bliss
20 Jun 2015 Coimbatore
Yoga Wellness Session 21 Jun 2015 Tamil Nadu
CII / IWN / Yi Yoga Session 21 Jun 2015 Kerala
IWN - ISHA Yoga Workshop 25 Jun 2015 Kerala
IWN - SK Hospital Urology Session Camp 26 Jun 2016 Kerala
SOUTHERN region
HEALTH WELL-BEING ACTIVITIES
Total Number
of Activities
47
6725Total Number
of Participants
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14. Activity Date Location
Session on Nutrition for Women Professionals 8 Jul 2015 Telangana
Session on Healthy Lifestyle 17 Jul 2015 Puducherry
Diabetes Screening Camp at ELGI Equipments Ltd. 21 Jul 2015 Coimbatore
Blood Donation Camp 21 Jul 2015 Puducherry
Health Talk on Hormonal Disorders and Period Problems 27 Jul 2015 Tamil Nadu
Webinar on Smart Health Tips for Today’s Multitasking Woman Professional 4 Aug 2015 Telangana
IWN Road Show and Session on Dealing with Adolescent Problems
at Geojit BNP Paribas
18 Aug 2015 Kerala
Workshop on Train the Trainers for Healthy Workplace 22 Aug 2015 Puducherry
Health Talk on Immune System and Weight Management 24 Aug 2015 Tamil Nadu
Session on Women Nutrition and Health Care 28 Aug 2015 Tamil Nadu
Session on Make Life - A Celebration 1 4 Sep 2015 Puducherry
Awareness Session on Organ Donation at Sri Krishna Institutions 16 Sep 2015 Coimbatore
IWN Dental Camp 18 Sep 2015 Puducherry
IWN- SK Hospital Cardiology Camp on the occasion of World Heart Day 29 Sep 2015 Kerala
Session on Work Life Balance - Can Women Have it All? 7 Oct 2015 Telangana
Webinar on Stress Fibromyalgia 8 Oct 2015 Kerala
Follow the Sun - Session on Emotional Intelligence 14 Oct 2015 Telangana
Awareness Session on Bringing up the Children in a healthy Environment 15 Oct 2015 Coimbatore
Online Session on Gynaecological Cancer, Screening and Treatment 19 Oct 2015 Tamil Nadu
Seminar on Wellness in the Workplace, 9 Mar 2016, Tamil Nadu
IWN Blood Donation Camp at Chemin CI Pvt. Ltd., 21 July 2015, Puducherry
Session on Headaches in Children and Adults - Causes and Remedies,
9 Nov 2015, Telangana
SOUTHERN region
Session on Basic Life Support, 28 Oct 2015, Andhra Pradesh
Eye screening camp at Altius Technologies, 28 April 2015, Coimbatore
HEALTH WELL-BEING ACTIVITIES...
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15. Activity Date Location
Webinar on Essentials for Women: Management of Osteoporosis and
Menopause
19 Oct 2015 Telangana
Session on First Aid and Basic Life Support 28 Oct 2015 Andhra
Pradesh
Online Session on Arthritis Painful Joints in Women 28 Oct 2015 Tamil Nadu
Headaches in Children and Adults - Causes and Remedies 9 Nov 2015 Telangana
Webinar on Cancer in Women 17 Nov 2015 Telangana
Webinar on Cancer in Women - Symptoms Prevention 9 Jan 2016 Kerala
Online Session on Cervical Cancer and Incontinence 27 Jan 2016 Tamil Nadu
Webinar on Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB), Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
(PMS) and Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD)
4 Feb 2016 Telangana
Online Session on Women’s Health - Take Charge Take Care! 18 Feb 2016 Tamil Nadu
Session on Diabetes and Weight Management 19 Feb 2016 Kerala
Session on Women’s Health - Wellness Empowerment 8 Mar 2016 Karnataka
Session on Wellness in the Workplace 9 Mar 2016 Tamil Nadu
SOUTHERN region
HEALTH WELL-BEING ACTIVITIES...
Session on Diabetes and Weight Management, 19 Feb 2016, Kerala
Session on Women’s Health - Wellness Empowerment, 8 Mar 2016, Karnataka
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16. POLICY
ADVOCACY
SOUTHERN region
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17. PARTNERS
POLICY ADVOCACY POLICY ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES
SOUTHERN region
Meeting with Mr. Manoj Parida, I.A.S., Chief Secretary to Government of Puducherry,
28 Aug 2015, Puducherry
Total Number
of Activities
10
393Total Number
of Participants
In Policy Advocacy, the focus was on organizing workshops on Prevention of
Sexual Harassment Act at Workplace (Prohibitions Redressal) Act 2013 at Chennai,
Bangalore, Hyderabad and Puducherry in partnership with Kochhar Co. and at
Kerala in partnership with Fox Mandal.
Sessions on Internal Complaints Committee were held at Chennai and Bangalore in
partnership with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Co.
The sessions were organized with an objective to help directors and senior
management personnel understand and focus on the provisions and requirements
under the Act as well as improve knowledge skills for handling issues within
the organization.
Activity Date Location
Workshop on Protecting your Personnel - Companies and their Preparedness
under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act
25 Jun 2015
1 Jul 2015
2 Jul 2015
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Karnataka
Meeting with Mr. Manoj Parida, I.A.S., Chief Secretary to Government of
Puducherry
28 Aug 2015 Puducherry
Awareness Walk for Climate Justice 20 Nov 2015 Puducherry
Release of Survey Report on Favourable Ecosystem that will make a
Difference for Women
23 Jan 2016 Puducherry
Workshop on Setting up an Internal Complaints Committee
under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act
4 Feb 2016
16 Mar 2016
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Awareness Session on The Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act:
Provisions and Compliance
9 Mar 2016 Kerala
Workshop on Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act
at Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd.
15 Mar 2016 Tamil Nadu
Workshop on Protecting your Personnel - Companies and their Preparedness
under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, 1 Jul 2015, Telangana
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18. Workshop on Protecting your Personnel - Companies and their
Preparedness under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act,
25 Jun 2015, Tamil Nadu
Awareness Session on the POSH Act - Provisions Compliance, 9 Mar 2016, Kerala
Session on Internal Complaints Committee, 16 Mar 2016, Karnataka
IWN in association with the Mahindra SSG (Special Services Group), organized
Special Sessions on ‘Women Safety’ at Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad,
Puducherry and Vizag in 2015. The sessions focused on personal safety for women
at work place, travel safety, hotel safety, sexual harassment and precautionary
measures, use of personal protective equipment and self defence training. A ‘Woman
Safety Handbook’ was given to all the participants.
PARTNER
SPECIAL SESSIONS ON
WOMEN SAFETY
POLICY ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES...
SOUTHERN region
Total Number
of Activities
07
459Total Number
of Participants
Release of Survey Report on Favourable Ecosystem that will Make a Difference for Women,
23 Jan 2016, Puducherry
Workshop on Setting up an Internal Complaints Committee under the
Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, 4 Feb 2016, Tamil Nadu
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19. Special Session on Women Safety, 4 Aug 2015, Puducherry
Special Session on Women Safety, 6 Aug 2015, Kerala
Special Session on Women Safety, 5 Aug 2015, Karnataka
Workshop on Self Defense Techniques for Women, 9 Jun 2015, Coimbatore
SPECIAL SESSIONS ONWOMEN SAFETY
Special Session on Women Safety, 31 Jul 2016, Andhra Pradesh
Special Session on Women’s Safety, 1 Aug 2015, Tamil Nadu
SOUTHERN region
Date Location
9 Jun 2015 Coimbatore
30 Jul 2015 Telangana
31 Jul 2015 Andhra Pradesh
1 Aug 2015 Tamil Nadu
4 Aug 2015 Puducherry
5 Aug 2015 Karnataka
6 Aug 2015 Kerala
Special Session on Women Safety, 30 Jul 2015, Telangana
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20. MEMBERSHIP
IWN has organized Membership Road Shows in various
organizations and academic institutions on the services of IWN.
Members Meets were held in the southern states to have a
dialogue with membership to understand their expectations for
delivering need-based activities and initiatives.
Interactive Session on Women’s Health challenges and Opportunities,
8 Mar 2016, Tamil Nadu
Membership Road Show at Caterpillar Inc., 8 Oct 2015, Karnataka
Membership Road Show at JNC, 9 Feb 2016, Karnataka
Membership Road Show at Manappuram Finance Ltd., 17 Sep 2015, Kerala
Membership Road Show Session on Diet and Nutrition for Women,
4 August 2015, Coimbatore
SOUTHERN region
IWN Road Show at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology,
24 Jun 2015, Puducherry
Members Meet Session on Negotiation, 24 Jul 2015, Telangana
Total Number
of Activities
35
2990Total Number
of Participants
ACTIVITIES UNDER MEMBERSHIP ROAD SHOWS AND MEMBERS MEETS
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21. SOUTHERN regionSOUTHERN region
ACTIVITIES UNDER MEMBERSHIP ROAD SHOWS AND MEMBERS MEETSACTIVITIES UNDER MEMBERSHIP ROAD SHOWS AND MEMBERS MEETS
Activity Date Location
Members Meet and Session on Holistic Health 27 Apr 2015 Puducherry
Membership Road Show and Session on Successful Business Journey 17 Jun 2015 Coimbatore
Membership Road Show and IWN Launch at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Institute of
Technology and Session on Success Frequency
24 Jun 2015 Puducherry
Members Meet and Session on Women’s Rights 26 Jun 2015 Puducherry
Membership Road Show at HSBC 3 Jul 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Membership Road Show at Gayatri Vidya Parishad College for Degree
P.G. Courses
4 Jul 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Membership Road Show at Sonata Softwares 8 Jul 2015 Telangana
Members Meet 10 Jul 2015 Coimbatore
Membership Road Show at Conspi Academy of Management Studies (CAMS
College)
16 Jul 2015 Kerala
Membership Road Show on Building a Strategic Vision for Your Career Growth at
Siddhartha College
22 Jul 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Membership Road Show and Session on Emerging as a Leader at
Assumption College
23 Jul 2015 Kerala
Members Meet 24 Jul 2015 Telangana
Membership Road Show and Health Talk on Hormonal Disorders and Period
Problems
27 Jul 2015 Tamil Nadu
Membership Road Show and Session on Diet and Nutrition for Women 4 Aug 2015 Coimbatore
Members Meet on I CAN, I WILL 14 Aug 2015 Tamil Nadu
Activity Date Location
Membership Road Show at Tata Consultancy Services, Technopark 18 Aug 2015 Kerala
Membership Road Show and Qualities of a true Woman Entrepreneur at
JNTU
3 Sep 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Membership Road Show at Surana College 7 Sep 2016 Karnataka
Membership Road Show and Session on Emerging as a Leader at Government
Polytechnic College
17 Sep 2015 Kerala
Membership Road Show at Manappuram Finance Ltd. 17 Sep 2015 Kerala
Membership Road Show at Caterpillar India 8 Oct 2015 Karnataka
Membership Road Show at Vasavi College 15 Oct 2015 Telangana
Members Meet and Awareness Session on 5S 16 Oct 2015 Puducherry
Members Meet - Open Forum 16 Oct 2015 Telangana
Membership Road Show at Roots College 16 Oct 2015 Telangana
Membership Road Show at Guntur 28 Oct 2015 Andhra Pradesh
Membership Road Show at Welingkar 30 Oct 2016 Karnataka
Members Meet: The 5 min tête-à-tête.
20 Nov 2015 Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana
IWN Launch Session on Shadow Negotiation at Sri Manakula Vinayagar
Engineering College
30 Jan 2016 Puducherry
Members Meet and Session on Green Home 5 Feb 2016 Puducherry
Membership Road Show at Jyothi Nivas College 9 Feb 2016 Karnataka
Membership Road Show at GVP College, Vignan College and GITAM College 11 Feb 2016 Andhra Pradesh
Membership Road Show at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management 8 Mar 2016 Telangana
Membership Road Show Interactive Session on Women’s Health Challenges
and Opportunities at Firstsource Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
8 Mar 2016 Tamil Nadu
Membership Road Show at BAYER 9 Mar 2016 Telangana
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22. PARTICIPATION IN
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
IWN COMMUNICATIONS
GCC India Industrial Forum, 18 19 Oct 2015, Saudi Arabia
SOUTHERN region
International Conference on Gender Equality, 12-14 Nov 2015, Kerala
International Conference on Gender Equality
12-14 November 2015, Trivandrum
IWN was a partner at the International Conference on Gender Equality
(ICGE-1) held from 12 to 14 November 2015 at Kerala. The event was
one of the key global events organized by Gender Park - Kerala and
UN Women on the theme ‘Gender, Governance and Inclusion’.
4th
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) India
Industrial Forum
18-19 November 2015, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
IWN participated at the GCC – India Industrial Forum at the session
on Cooperation between the GCC and Indian Businesswomen
Communities held from 18 to 19 November 2015 at Jeddah,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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23. IWNWESTERN REGION
our ‘100 hours of change’ program has
touched over 15,000 young women
across the Western Region.
The second challenge we face as
women is the fact that we often don’t
focus enough on ourselves. Balancing
work life and home leaves very little
room for anything else. To help women
and enable them to take the right
decisions we have used technology to
create different modules of webinars
led by different chapters of the IWN
Western Region.
Our third focus area has been creating a
platform for women to gain confidence
A step in time
This month marks an important
milestone for us at the Western
Region Chapter of the Indian Women’s
Network. As the world celebrates
International Women’s Day, we
complete two years of a wonderful
journey. In 2014, we came together to
lay out the agenda for what we could do
to help women in the work place. The
answer was a lot! But it was important
to identify key focus areas. Given our
goal, we decided to focus on three very
critical challenges.
The first is the fact that the biggest
challenge in India is not that there aren’t
enough women at the ‘Top’, across
companies. Nearly 50% of women fall
off the work force between the junior to
middle management levels across the
board and the reasons are manifold. To
address this ‘Leaky Pipeline’ we at IWN
decided to use our platform to create
a first of its kind mentoring network for
students and young professionals where
senior corporate members from IWN to
explain to students the importance of
career planning. We are happy to say
that over the course of the last 2 years,
and develop themselves as leaders. For
this, we have tied with global consulting
firm to develop a series of sessions to
help women get Board-ready. We have
also conducted a series of leadership-
focused webinars and discussions to
put the spotlight on the challenges
women face insights women leaders
can share.
At a personal level, I must say that I
have learnt a lot from IWN’s journey
so far. The network has allowed me to
meet and learn from some amazing and
inspirational women. It has also made
me believe that we can do wonders
when we come together! It is said that
a journey of a 100 miles starts with a
single step and while we have taken
more than a few - we look forward to
the rest. After all India is changing and
women are increasingly driving
this change!
Warm regards,
Mini Menon
Chairperson, Indian Women Network
Western Region
Executive Editor, Bloomberg TV India
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
Total Number
of Activities
55
3618Total Number
of Participants
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Activity Date Location
Session on Entrepreneurship 21 Apr 2015 Madhya Pradesh
Session on Journey from Success to Significance 21 Apr 2015 Madhya Pradesh
Session on Personality Development 21 Apr 2015 Madhya Pradesh
Session on Skill Development - How to be Self Employed 24 Apr 2015 Goa
IWN - Yi Workshop on Women Entrepreneurship 24 Apr 2015 Goa, Madhya Pradesh
Webinar on Women at Workplace: Understanding Appreciating 13 May 2015 Pune
Webinar on Power Dressing 15 May 2015 Maharashtra
Session on How to Set Up a Business 9 Jun 2015 Goa
Webinar on Managing Your Personal Brand 11 Jun 2015 Maharashtra
First Workshop on Soft Skills at Vision Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. 13 Jun 2015 Madhya Pradesh
western region
REPORT
100 HOURS
OF CHANGE
Independence
Month Special
Mentoring
Marathon - 3000
final year students
impacted
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24. LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES...
Activity Date Location
Webinar on Brand You 17 Jun 2015 Pune
CII, Yi Goa Chapter and IWN Goa Chapter Celebrate International
Yoga Day
21 Jun 2015 Goa
Second Workshop on Soft Skills at Impression Furniture Industries 26 Jun 2015 Madhya Pradesh
Third Workshop on Soft Skills at Metal Forgers and Fabricators 30 Jun 2015 Madhya Pradesh
Sessions on Career Counselling 1 Jul 2015 Gujarat
Workshop on Power of Personal Appearance 25 Jul 2015 Gujarat
Hackathon 29 Jul 2015 Pune
Webinar on Communicate Right with Appropriate Body Language 31 Jul 2015 Maharashtra
100 Hours of Change Independence Month Special Mentoring Marathon at:
• The Lakshmi Narain College of Technology 1 Aug 2015 Madhya Pradesh
• Sri Balaji Society 11 Aug 2015 Pune
• Gujarat Technological University and Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University 7 11 Aug 2015 Gujarat
• SIES Graduate School of Technology 6 Aug 2015 Maharashtra
• Thadomal Shahani College of Engineering 7 Aug 2015 Maharashtra
Third Edition of Women Independent Director’s Master Class 19 Aug 2015 Maharashtra
Folka Fitness Workshop 28 Aug 2015 Maharashtra
“Aakaar” NGO Mentoring Meet 10 Sep 2015 Maharashtra
Launch of Friday Club 11 Sep 2015 Maharashtra
100 Hours of Change at Lakshmi Narain College, 1 Aug 2015,
Madhya Pradesh
Women’s Day Celebration - Zumba Fitness Session, 8 Mar 2016, Goa
IWN Session on I am the Change, 10 Mar 2015, Gujarat
western region
CII - Yi Goa Chapter and IWN Goa Chapter Celebrate International Yoga Day,
21 Jun 2015, Goa
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25. LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES...
Activity Date Location
Secretariats’ Day Out 12 Sep 2015 Pune
Webinar on Importance of People Skill 24 Sep 2015 Gujarat
Session on YES I CAN 24 Sep 2015 Madhya Pradesh
Webinar on Portfolio Management 1 Oct 2015 Maharashtra
Seminar on Conflict Management - Tools and Techniques for Performance
Interpersonal Skill
12 Oct 2015 Goa
CII - IWN Finishing School at IEHE - (Twelve sessions) 12 - 30 Oct 2015 Madhya Pradesh
CII IWN Maharashtra Chapter - “Aakaar” NGO Diwali Mela at:
• Tata Capital Financial Services 15 Oct 2015 Maharashra
• CII Western Region Headquarters 29 Oct 2015 Maharashra
• Ernst Young LLP 4 Nov 2015 Maharashra
• DCB Bank 5 Nov 2015 Maharashra
• Walchand PeopleFirst Ltd. 9 Nov 2015 Maharashra
Workshop on AM to PM - Vanity Styling 23 Oct 2015 Maharashra
IWN Food Fest 2015 1 Nov 2015 Gujarat
Balaji Symposium 5 Nov 2015 Pune
Launch of Knowledge Series 19 Nov 2015 Maharashtra
Fourth Edition of Women Independent Director’s Master Class 25 Nov 2015 Maharashtra
Webinar on How Leaders create Engagement 3 Dec 2015 Maharashtra
Session on It’s a Women’s Marketing World 19 Dec 2015 Gujarat
Women’s Day Celebration, 8 March 2016, Madhya Pradesh
Third Edition of KPMG Women Independent Director’s Master Class,
19 August 2015, Maharashtra
100 HOC at Thadomal Shahani Centre for Management,
30 Sep 2015, Maharashtra
IWN First Anniversary Celebration, 9 Jun 2015, Madhya Pradesh
Women’s Day Celebration - Folka Fitness Workshop, 8 Mar 2016, Maharashtra
western region
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26. LEARNING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES...
Activity Date Location
Webinar on Financial Independence - The Status Equalizer 15 Jan 2016 Maharashtra
100 Hours of Change Mentoring Session at Vidyalankar Institute of Technology 21 Jan 2016 Maharashtra
IWN - Yi Session on Start Up India 16 Jan 2016 Maharashtra
Session on Entrepreneurship - Steps to Start-up 19 Jan 2016 Goa
Webinar on Corporate Etiquette 20 Jan 2016 Gujarat
Interaction with Dr. Alvin Rohrs, President, Enactus 4 Feb 2016 Maharashtra
Workshop on Unleashing Entrepreneurship - Developing your Start Up 4 Feb 2016 Maharashtra
International Women’s Day Celebration - Panel Discussion on
Engaging to be Empowered
4 Mar 2016 Madhya Pradesh
Launch of CII IWN - Dale Carnegie White Paper on Employee Engagement -
Are Men and Women Equally Engaged in Workplace
4 Mar 2016 Maharashtra
International Women’s Day Celebration - Folka Fitness Workshop -
Lets Make it Happen
8 Mar 2016 Maharashtra
International Women’s Day Celebration - Interactive Session on Channelling
Progress - Changing Rules of the Game
8 Mar 2016 Maharashtra
International Women’s Day Celebration - Self Defence Workshop for Women 8 Mar 2016 Maharashtra
International Women’s Day Celebration - It’s About Celebrating Health 8 Mar 2016 Maharashtra
International Women’s Day Celebration - Fitness Session - Move it or Lose it 8 Mar 2016 Goa
International Women’s Day Celebration - Fitness Session 9 Mar 2016 Pune
International Women’s Day Celebration - Session on Career Counselling and
Goal Setting
11 Mar 2016 Gujarat
Interaction with Dr. Alvin Rohrs, President, Enactus, 4 Feb 2016, Maharashtra
Hackathon, 29 Jul 2015, Pune
Start Up India, Stand Up India Campaign, 16 Jan 2016, Maharashtra
Gujarat Food Fest, 30 Oct 2015 1 Nov 2015, Gujarat
Interactive Session on Channeling Progress, Changing Rules of the Game,
8 Mar 2016, Maharashtra
western region
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27. HEALTH WELL-BEING
Total Number
of Activities
07
560Total Number
of Participants
HEALTH WELL-BEING ACTIVITIES
POLICY ADVOCACY
Total Number
of Activities
Total Number
of Activities
02
156Total Number
of Participants
MEMBERSHIP
11
180
Activity Date Location
Members Meet 25 Apr 2015 Gujarat
Members Meet and
Interaction with
Mr. Sidharth Kuncalienker,
MLA, Panaji Constituency,
Government of Goa
16 Jul 2015 Goa
Members Meet 2 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015
1 Aug 2015
24 Aug 2015
11 Sep 2015
30 Oct 2015
5 Feb 2016
8 Mar 2016
Madhya
Pradesh
Members Meet and Event
on Meet and Greet
2 Dec 2015 Madhya
Pradesh
Activity Date Location
Webinar on Do’s and
Don’ts in Boardroom
9 Sep 2015 Maharashtra
Session on
Understanding
Women’s Rights
13 Jan 2016 Pune
MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES
POLICY ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES
western region
Total Number
of Participants
Activity Date Location
Webinar on Women and Health Issues, Part 1 28 May 2015 Maharashtra
Webinar on Women and Health Issues, Part 2 30 Jun 2015 Maharashtra
CII - IWN DRFHE Awareness Session on Diabetes 11 Jul 2015 Madhya Pradesh
DRFHE Awareness Session on Hypertension 28 Jul 2015 Madhya Pradesh
Webinar on Women and Health Issues, Part 3 5 Aug 2015 Maharashtra
DRFHE Awareness Session on Heart diseases 7 Aug 2015 Madhya Pradesh
Cancer Awareness Workshop 31 Oct 2015 Madhya Pradesh
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28. IWN NORTH EAST REGION
provide a helping hand to the victims
in this hour of crisis, organized the
distribution program of relief aid to
the flood victims of Mayong circle of
Morigaon district, with the help of Circle
Officer, Mayong, Morigaon District. 40
water tanks along with other needs
were distributed among 34 schools to
provide the availability of clean drinking
water during such times.
I wish the incoming leadership to take
forward the Indian Women Network,
North East Region to newer heights.
Warm regards,
Bobbeeta Sharma
Chairwoman, Indian Women Network
North East Region
Managing Director,
Sangita Communications Pvt. Ltd.
It has been a great pleasure to lead
the Indian Woman Network North
Eastern Regional Council. I am very
happy to say that my journey has been
very exhilarating and full of memorable
experiences. I had the opportunity of
interacting with host of people from
diverse fields and this was truly an
enriching experience. With humility
and pride I pass on the legacy to the
incoming Chairwoman.
Apart from the regular activities such as
Interactive Learning session with
Mrs. Monidipa Borkotoki, ACS
on Safety of Women Women
Empowerment, Indian Women Network
was a part of the CII Flood Outreach
Program organized by Confederation
of Indian Industry in association with
Johnson Johnson. CII, in its effort to
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
Total Number
of Activities
01
15Total Number
of Participants
Learning session with Mrs. Monidipa Borkotoki, ACS on Safety of Women
Women Empowerment
north east region
HEALTH WELL-BEING
Flood Outreach Initiative
01
60
Total Number
of Activities
Total Number
of Participants
Activity Date Location
Interactive Learning session with Mrs. Monidipa Borkotoki, ACS on Safety of
Women Women Empowerment
17 Jul 2015 Guwahati,
Assam
Activity Date Location
Flood Outreach Initiative 26 Sep 2015 Morigaon,
Assam
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29. IWN DELHI STATE
skill development, the more competent
will be our youth! There is nothing more
powerful than transforming the youth of
today, when we come together to share
ideas, stories, and hope. Come and join
this unique network and contribute as
a woman. Let’s make every woman in
India COUNT.
Warm regards,
Radha Bhatia
Chairwoman,
Indian Women Network, Delhi State
Chairperson, Bird Group
With the platform of Indian Women
Network - a forum created and
promoted by the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII), an exclusive
network for career women,
entrepreneurs, professionals, faculty
and potential career women like
students. We wish to bring change in
the position of women in the corporate
and the society by suitable policy
recommendations to the relevant
departments and the organizations in
order to create an impact of making
a better India. We also give equal
importance for the skilling of the
women, the more we give importance to
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
Activity Date Location
Meeting with Pakistan
Delegation
31 Mar 2015 Delhi
Interactive Session with
H.E. Mrs. Rula Ghani,
Hon’ble First Lady of Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan
16 Apr 2015 Delhi
Roundtable on
Opportunities to Advance
Women’s Economic
Empowerment in India
and Third Countries
7 Jul 2015 Delhi
Master Class on Women
Independent Director
30 Sep 2015 Delhi
LEARNING
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Meeting with Pakistan Delegation, 31 Mar 2015
Interactive Session with H.E. Rula Ghani, 16 Apr 2015
Master Class on Women Independent Director, 30 Sep 2015
Total Number
of Activities
04
200Total Number
of Participants
delhi state
Roundtable on Opportunities to Advance Women’s Economic Empowerment
in India and Third Countries, 7 Jul 2015
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30. POLICY ADVOCACY
Total Number
of Activities
02
05Total Number
of Participants
Activity Date Location
Meeting with Ms. Swati Maliwal, Chairperson, Delhi Commission for Women 20 Oct 2015 Delhi
Meeting with Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister, Delhi 14 Sep 2015 Delhi
POLICY ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES
Meeting with Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister, Delhi, 14 Sep 2015
MEMBERSHIP
Activity Date Location
Flag Off Event of 1st
All Women Trans Continental Road Expedition from Delhi
to London
23 Jul 2015 Delhi to London
Flag Off Event of 1st
All Women Trans Continental Road Expedition, 23 Jul 2015
MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Total Number
of Activities
01
55Total Number
of Participants
IWN IN MEDIA
Game for sports
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31. 60 61

32. IWN SOUTHERN REGION OFFICE BEARERS
IWN SOUTHERN REGION
Dr. R. Nandini
Chairwoman, IWN Southern Region
Managing Director,
Chandra Textiles Pvt. Ltd
Ms. Anu Sriram
Deputy Chairwoman, IWN Southern Region
Co-Founder Joint Managing Director,
Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd.
ANDHRA PRADESH TELANGANA
HEALTH WELL-BEING
Ms. Shubra Sharma
Co-Convenor, Learning
Development Task Force, IWN Andhra
Pradesh Telangana
Head – HR, Vizag HSBC Electronic
Data Processing (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. V. Hema Malini Prasad
Convenor, Health Well-being
Task Force, IWN Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Director-Operation, Lotus Hospital
Dr. Uma Aysola
Co-Convenor, Health Well-being
Task Force, IWN Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Director, Bay Park
Head, Health CSR,
Athena Energy Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Uma Rao Ganduri
Convenor, Learning Development
Task Force, IWN Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Vice President – HR,
Hyderabad Industries Ltd.
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
Ms. Saroja Vivekanand
Chairwoman,
IWN Andhra Pradesh Telangana
Managing Director,
Visaka Group of Companies
Dr. V. Nagalakshmi
Vice-Chairwoman,
IWN Andhra Pradesh
Joint Managing Director,
IMIS Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Tejaswini Yarlagadda
Vice-Chairwoman,
IWN Telangana
Executive Director,
Malaxmi Group
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33. KARNATAKA
Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan
Chairwoman, IWN Karnataka
Chief Executive Officer,
LabourNet Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Geetha Panda
Vice-Chairwoman, IWN Karnataka
Director, Global Centres,
Asia Pacific Japan,
Mobility Workplace Services
Dr. Anju Jain
Convenor, Learning Development
Task Force HR Manager
Caterpillar India Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Githa Heggde
Co-Convenor, Learning
Development Task Force
Senior Associate Dean – Marketing,
Welingkar Institute of Management
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT PUDUCHERRY
Ms. Anjali Schiavina
Chairwoman, IWN Puducherry
Founder MD,
Mandala Apparels Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Radhiga Ragu
Vice-Chairwoman, IWN Puducherry
Associate Director – QMS,
Chemin C I Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Daisy Michael
Convenor, Learning
Development Task Force
Vice President, International Operation
Quality, Integra Software Services
Ms. A. Bharathy
Co-Convenor, Learning
Development Task Force
Assistant Professor, Department of
Management Studies, Pondicherry
University Community College
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
Ms. Reena Sabin
Vice-Chairwoman, IWN Kerala
Director, Specialists Hospital
Ms. Rina Vivekanandan
Chairwoman, IWN Kerala
CEO Managing Director,
Sinura Health Information
Process Solutions
LEARNING DEVELOPMENTKERALA HEALTH
WELL-BEING
Ms. Sandhya Syama
Convenor, Learning
Development Task Force
Senior HR Partner, Oracle India
Ms. Maithri
Srikant Anand
Co-Convenor, Learning
Development Task Force
Design Creative Head
Vedika / SFS Homes
Dr. Sandhya K. S.
Convenor, Health Well-being
Task Force Chief Executive
Officer, SK Hospital
Dr. Jayalakshmy
Convenor, Health Well-being
Task Force
Assistant Professor, Department of
Preventive Social Medicine, JIPMER
Dr. Vanaja Vaithianathan
Co-Convenor, Health Well-being
Task Force
Reg. Medical Director,
Jothi Eye Care Centre,
(A Unit of Vasan
Healthcare Enterprises)
HEALTH WELL-BEING
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34. TAMILNADU
COIMBATORE ZONE
Dr. Thangam Meganathan
Chairwoman, IWN Tamil Nadu
Chairperson, Rajalakshmi Institutions
Ms. Rajani Seshadri
Vice-Chairwoman, IWN Tamil Nadu
Vice President, Tata Consultancy
Services
Ms. Rani Muralidharan
Convenor, Learning Development
Task Force
Executive Director, GK Sons
Engineering Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Shobana Ravi
Co-Convenor, Learning
Development Task Force
Chief-IT, Innovation Learning Officer,
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Jayashree Gopal
Convenor, Health
Well-being Task Force
Senior Consultant - Diabetes
Endocrinology, Apollo Hospitals
HEALTH WELL-BEING
Ms. Malarvizhi Shanmugam
Convenor, IWN Coimbatore
Chairperson Managing Trustee,
Sri Krishna Institutions
Ms. Sujata Krishnan
Co-Convenor, IWN Coimbatore
Chief Executive Officer, Suvai Foods
IWN Southern Region
Confederation of Indian Industry
(Southern Region)
Prof. C K Prahalad Centre
98/1, Velachery Main Road
Guindy, Chennai - 600032
Tel: +91 44 42444555
Fax: +91 44 42444510
Email: madhu.vasanthy@cii.in
IWN North East Region
India Women Network
(North East Region)
Confederation of Indian Industry
Ratnapeeth, M.G. Road, Uzan Bazar
Guwahati - 781001
Tel: +91 0361 2731966
Fax: +91 0361 2731966
Email: shanta.sarma@cii.in
IWN Western Region
Confederation of Indian Industry
(Western Region)
105 Kakad Chambers, 132 Dr Annie Besant
Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400 018
Tel: +91 22 24931790 Extension 412
+91 22 24945831 (Direct)
Fax: +91 22 24939463
Email: sneha.sohaani@cii.in
IWN Delhi
Confederation of Indian Industry
(Northern Region)
Delhi State Office
28, IGSSS Building, 2nd
Floor, Institutional Area
Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
Tel: +91 11 45772053
Fax: +91 11 45772051
Email: ankur.chauhan@cii.in
IWN OFFICES
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35. MESSAGES FROM IWN MEMBERS
IWN is a great platform for
women professionals, executives
and entrepreneurs to build
relationships, to learn and to grow -
through exchange of ideas relevant
to business and to the workplace.
This network also enables the
more experienced professionals to
mentor and share their knowledge
and experiences with others who
could benefit from it.
Ms. Kashmira Mewawala
Maharashtra
My belief that the diverse skills and
ideas women bring to corporate
boards and executive ranks can
play a key role in business success
has been strongly demonstrated
by IWN throughout the network’s
journey since its inception. The
various facets that the network
is showcasing by tapping into
the wisdom of the women
community on all topics personal
professional are truly appreciable.
As they say, a rising tide lifts
all boats! IWN provides the
opportunity for us to help lift
each other – by sharing ideas,
experiences, learnings, and
building a community of support.
Ms. Swapna Sree Medikonda
Telangana
As a council member of IWN, I
have gained immensely in terms of
being able to connect and network
with prominent personalities,
exchange ideas and contribute
to the betterment of organization,
students, community and society
at large. It has been extremely
enriching to be part of a dedicated
team working with a purpose
under the leadership of
Dr. R. Nandini.
Dr.Githa Heggde
Karnataka
IWN has been a powerful tool in
propelling women to ride faster,
stronger and higher. Right from
creating policies that enhance the
performance of women, to the
matters that pertain to their heart
and soul (health and well bring),
IWN is a strong force in enriching
women in building successful
careers, happy workplaces, better
societies and economies. IWN is
sure to build a prosperous India
with women power. IWN is like an
inspiring acronym by a woman,
stating “I Win!”
Ms. Maithri Srikanth
Kerala
Women should acknowledge
themselves for the strength they
already have. She need not
compare and compete with men;
she is unique different and right
in her own way.
Ms. Roopa Vishwanath Kubasad
Goa
IWN has given me a platform for
personal and professional self-
actualization. The synergies are
tremendous and the possibilities
for pro-women advocacy are
immense. Here is where I find my
voice, my dreams and avenues for
development. Thank you IWN!
Ms. Nelbymol Raymond Daimari
Kerala
IWN – I Win in my life excites me
»» for the networking it brings
»» for exchanging new
perspectives
»» for a bolder confident me
»» for reaching out to the
unreached
»» for making me understand that
being a women is a PRIVILEGE,
PRIDE , POWER
Let it spread wings to Recognize,
Reward and Respect HER.
Ms. A. Bharathy
Puducherry
I have recently joined IWN and have had the privilege of attending some of the
programmes it had offered. The last one I was a part of, was the entrepreneurship
boot camp which was very impressive and helpful. I got to network with a lot of fellow
entrepreneurs and learnt about current trends of entrepreneurship especially start ups.
Ms. Satya. B
Andhra Pradesh
IWN to me is a mission to take
forward the message and spread
awareness to all the women from
all walks of life, that together
we can and we will make the
difference in every field.
Ms. Madhubala
Delhi
As a member of IWN, I would like
to say that IWN is really a breath of
fresh air. I have had an opportunity
to meet other women colleagues in
various positions and walks of life,
including the Faculty and I have
had opportunities to listen to many
other perspectives as well, which
enriches my learning. There is
professionalism, but would hasten
to add, that it should be sustained
and be incremental so that there is
scope to continuously increase the
bench mark.
Ms. Florence MacDonald
Tamilnadu
By virtue of being an IWN member,
I have had several benefits such
as networking with women from
various walks of life and the
learnings I have had from various
sessions on health, education,
laws etc.
Ms. Jeyabharathi
Tamilnadu
Entrepreneurship is a lonely
journey, so was mine. However,
once I got associated with IWN, the
journey became interesting. IWN
provided me a platform to network
with other women entrepreneurs,
interact with them and share views
and ideas. Associating with a
division of CII, gave more credibility
to Blue Caterpillars and we were
taken more seriously.
Apart from this, it was a
humanitarian and philanthropic
satisfaction to work for welfare and
upliftment of other women.
Ms. Sneha Jain
Madhya Pradesh
Whenever IWN gets together,
issues get solutions to make
communities better. That’s because
it just does not only help women to
know their identity but it empowers
them in their own communities and
around the nation.
Ms. Sheenam Chhabra
Delhi
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36. VISIT USAT
www.indianwomennetwork.in
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37. For more information on IWN, please contact:
CII’s Indian Women Network (IWN)
Southern Region
98/1, Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032, Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: +91-44-42 444 555 | Fax: +91-44-42 444 510
www.indianwomennetwork.in
About CII
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India,
partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.
CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India’s development
process. Founded in 1895, India’s premier business association has around 8000 members, from the private as well as public sectors,
including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 200,000 enterprises from around 240 national and regional sectoral
industry bodies.
CII charts change by working closely with Government on policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, enhancing efficiency,
competitiveness and business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and strategic global linkages. It also
provides a platform for consensus-building and networking on key issues.
Extending its agenda beyond business, CII assists the industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships
with civil society organizations carry forward corporate initiatives for integrated and inclusive development across diverse domains
including affirmative action, healthcare, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development, empowerment of women and
water, to name a few.
In its 120th
year of service to the nation, the CII theme of Build India - Invest in Development: A Shared Responsibility, reiterates
Industry’s role and responsibility as a partner in national development. The focus is on four key enablers: Facilitating Growth and
Competitiveness, Promoting Infrastructure Investments, Developing Human Capital, and Encouraging Social Development.
With 66 offices, including 9 Centres of Excellence in India and 9 overseas offices in Australia, Bahrain, China, Egypt, France, Germany,
Singapore, UK, and USA, as well as institutional partnerships with 312 counterpart organizations in 106 countries, CII serves as a
reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.