Gender is merely a word for a woman who wants to make a mark in any field, according to some of the successful women who attended the programme on Successful Women In Management (SWIM) organised by the Great Lakes institute of Management.
Activist and renowned danseuse Mallika Sarabhai kept the audience spellbound with her definition of success while Nisa Godrej, the president of Godrej Industries, shared some interesting ideas on how to balance personal and professional life.
The experts pointed out that running a company for profit was easy but the real success comes only when there is satisfaction with the work one has done at the end of the day.
“While people are busy trying to follow paradigms, they miss out on actually living their life. It is important to break prejudices that are centuries old and going for what you want in life,” said Mallika Sarabhai.
Success is about knowing yourself rather than doing what is defined by society, she said.
Nisa Godrej emphasised that women should never consider their gender a hindrance to achieving anything in life.
“Women should never be afraid to follow their passion. It is extremely important to find the right balance in life and then get the results,” Nisa Godrej added.