“Balance is not something you find. Balance is something you create.”

One of the biggest challenges that women continue to face is maintaining a steady work-life balance. Along with working full time, they must deal with their household responsibilities, while battling societal pressure.

Such a scenario can be quite stressful in demanding sectors such as manufacturing, wherein women have to constantly keep up with ever-evolving technologies to stay updated with their skillset.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the balance between personal and professional life has been all the more precarious. Women with professions are facing an especially tough time, as they must simultaneously deal with their familial and work-related responsibilities.

With this context in mind, hear from P. Srilatha, Associate CCS, ATS ELGi, on how young, professional women must balance the divide between personal and professional commitments, especially in tough times.

“To see an opportunity, we must be open to all thoughts.”

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, women in manufacturing have faced an unprecedented set of challenges. From struggling to balance family and professional responsibilities, to dealing with its effects on their physical and mental health, they struggled to deal with the pandemic’s impact.

However, with these challenges, comes room for opportunities. In the New Normal, women have taken on newer roles at workplaces, while getting the opportunity to upskill. Professionally, they have achieved breakthroughs to learn new things and expand their horizons. Furthermore, with organizations increasingly striving to be more flexible to their needs, they now have the chance to explore newer avenues to be better leaders of tomorrow.

With this backdrop, let’s now take a look at the journey of Vanessa Frederic, Office Manager, Data Protection Officer (DPO), ELGi Europe (Belgium), who seized every opportunity that came her way to grow better, be better and #InspireTheFuture.