Online leadership program to empower women

The eight-week virtual leadership program, titled "SHELeads", is designed and developed by 'Unlock Impact' in support with Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) project 'Her&Now'.

New Delhi: An online leadership program, kicking off on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Monday, aims to empower women entrepreneurs through a series of courses and discussions. The eight-week virtual leadership program, titled “SHELeads”, is designed and developed by ‘Unlock Impact’ in support with Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) project ‘Her&Now’.

“‘SHELeads’ is a solidarity project for women entrepreneurs. The goal of ‘SHELeads’ is to increase the number of women in leadership in India and equip the entrepreneurs with the best of skills to challenge everyday norms at the workplace and in society,” said Ullas Marar, head of project ‘Her&Now’.

Presenting a “learn-at-your-own pace curriculum” with a series of inter-connected online sessions, the courses and discussions in the program will cover topics such as mindframe building, overcoming the ‘Imposter Syndrome’, personal branding, access to capital, effective leadership and unconscious biases, among others.