Living The MBA Dream At XIMB
When life closes all doors to a meteoric growth of personality and exponential rates of learning, it opens another door too!
When life closes all doors to a meteoric growth of personality and exponential rates of learning, it opens another door too!
With 2 lakh+ candidates appearing for CAT this year, the number has been on the rise ever since. Out of lakhs of test takers, only 5,000 make it to the prestigious and coveted IIMs. That’s like the cream of the country - a mere 2%.
“Happy International Women's Day” read the message which popped up suddenly on my phone. Customarily, I replied, “Thank you so much”. However, it lingered on in my mind as to why there is so much of a buzz around the same. To delve a bit deeper into the matter, I decided to talk to the women around me to inculcate the basic understanding about it in all the ignorant masses out there. I am putting some of the excerpts of the discussion here.
#MeToo is a women’s empowerment campaign, which went viral in October of 2017, gaining unprecedented momentum after the sexual misconduct perpetrated by certain public figures came to light. When Women’s Day came around, I revisited the campaign, but with a thought to look beyond and find perspectives of people for whom campaigns like these are meant for and who can make a difference at the ground level.
In the run-up to the International Women’s Day on 8th March, Team InsideIIM urged women and men in management to tell their personal stories about their understanding of the various elements around gender equality, the revolutionary ‘Me Too’ movement, and other crucial events pertinent to the struggles of women in this world. Here is what they have to say.