However, to power such customer journeys, collaboration is paramount. For young female professionals in marketing, this collaboration also comes in the form of active mentorship and support from their seniors at work.

Today, read more about the story of Alexandra Moreno, Marketing Specialist – ELGi USA, whose experience as a marketer has been enriched by steady collaboration at work.

In a scenario like this, women in manufacturing have tremendous potential to step up and take charge. This, in turn, would broaden their horizons and shape them into inspiring leaders of tomorrow.

Here’s Karmin Reese, Project Administrator – Pattons Medical, and how her openness to help has been a huge learning curve for her.

In such a scenario, it is of utmost importance to nurture a culture, wherein women have equal opportunity to participate in the workforce while gaining access to unlock their true potential. To foster such an environment, the need for offering young girls inclusive and quality education, aided by affordable vocational training, is more critical than ever before.

Currently, over 132 million girls are out of school. If we put it more elementally, on an average, 1 in 4 girls do not go to school.

With such staggering numbers, the need for providing young women access to sound education is imperative. This is why, at ELGi, strive to champion this cause with the ELGi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, an ELGi Public Welfare Trust initiative.

In line with the United Nations’ 4th Sustainable Development Goal to provide ‘Quality Education’, our young female students are encouraged to pursue their studies in STEM subjects and take part in the National Children Science Congress. This has been met with much enthusiasm and our female students have gone on to win awards at both the district and state levels.

This Women’s Day, let us take a look at the perspectives of the educators at the ELGi school, who have taken on the responsibility to mould our female students to be leaders who #InspireTheFuture.

“Success is about the difference you make in people’s lives.”

While entrepreneurship comes with its own set of challenges, it offers a plethora of opportunities to female entrepreneurs.

With their businesses, female entrepreneurs can be financially independent. They enjoy the autonomy to run their operations the way they want, while balancing their personal lives. Furthermore, this ability to multitask enables them to tackle any challenge that comes their way.

Yet, the biggest breakthrough that entrepreneurship offers women is the opportunity to make a difference in the world around them – come what may.

Let’s hear from one of our partners, Pallavi Neville, Director – AS Equipment Pvt. Ltd. , on the impact female entrepreneurs can create and her advice to young aspiring professionals.

“If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner.”

As of 2019, only 10-15% of the start-ups worldwide were founded by women.

In spite of the steady strides made, female entrepreneurs continue to face challenges to set up their own enterprise. Whether it be the lack of financial aid, unfair discrimination, or the struggle to balance the business and family, they are forced to deal with significantly greater issues than their male counterparts.

However, with indomitable grit and a strong penchant for learning, female business owners can overcome these challenges and emerge victorious.

Let us take a look at the story of one of ELGi’s partners, Sandra Felip Riba, and how she successfully battled the stereotypes she faced, while being at the helm of Grup Air Sa.

“Entrepreneurs have a mindset that sees possibilities rather than problems created by change.”

At the outset, entrepreneurship is a rewarding journey, offering a wide scope for independence and innovation.

However, it comes with its own set of challenges. Whether it be managing finances or handling unprecedented events out of one’s realm of control – there are many seemingly insurmountable hurdles that entrepreneurs must cross every day.

Yet, it is with these challenges, entrepreneurs enjoy tremendous growth. Overcoming obstacles rewards them with a world of experience in tackling the toughest of problems seamlessly.

With this context, let’s now take a look at the story of Sarah Murray Walsh, General Manager – AIRTEC, who credits her challenges as catalysts for her long term growth.

“Entrepreneurship is about being able to face failure, manage failure and succeed after failing.”

Entrepreneurship is a dynamic career choice for women. With room for endless opportunities and flexibility to run operations, this field has much to offer for a woman’s career growth. Furthermore, this form of entrepreneurship has boosted job creation.

Yet, female entrepreneurs face their own unique set of hurdles. From the lack of funding assistance, to facing stereotypes – all while keeping the balance. Their entrepreneurial journey is undoubtedly tough.
However, despite the challenges that come their way, female entrepreneurs persevere to achieve their goals, come what may.

Today, we would like to share one such story of our partners, Padmavathy A from Jay Hari Enterprises, who worked hard to achieve her entrepreneurial goals, while tackling the challenges she faced.

“With challenge, comes change.”

In our lives, we are constantly presented with unprecedented challenges, which may seem impossible to overcome.

However, with such challenges come opportunities for change. These changes can either hold us back or drive us to be innovators of the future.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world around us faced many unprecedented challenges. Yet, this change propelled us to reimagine how we engage with and serve our customers. 

As International Women’s Day approaches, we’re introspecting on the positive impact made by the women at ELGi, who have made incredible contributions to ELGi’s #60YearsOfTransformation with their expertise, talent and drive, especially in the ‘New Possible’ era.

In this blog, let us hear from Jennifer Gerold, Marketing Manager – ELGi Europe, who continues to #InspireTheFuture with her strong marketing acumen and drive to make ELGi #AlwaysBetter.