IWN is that informal, welcoming and effective networking model that all the professional women are always looking for! With IWN we are working towards helping women help themselves by overcoming business fears, becoming effective & powerful communicators, helping them with some great ways to grow their business or their profile in a company, teaching them new skills, even trying to crack the code of “breaking the glass ceiling” and “maintaining a good work-life balance”. For further details and membership, contact: uma.c@cii.in | + 91 4244 4555

1. Indian Women Network
IWN
Chairwoman: Ms Suchitra Ella, Joint Managing Director,
Bharat Biotech International , Ltd

2. Initiatives of CII
} CII, through its various initiatives, has been working,
towards bringing about positive change in businesses,
and society at large to address the issue of gender
equality
} CII has developed a tool kit to equip companies to} CII has developed a tool kit to equip companies to
educate on gender sensitivity
} CII Women Exemplar Award

3. Organisations benchmarked…
Around 12 Women organisations across the globe have been
benchmarked ,
Some of them are:
} The Council of Women World Leaders-Washington, DC
} Federation Of Asia-Pacific Women's Associations- Washington, DC
} Soroptimist International} Soroptimist International
} Women Achievers Association
} National Commission for Women -India
} Akshara- India

4. Stakeholders
Engage Career WomenCII Member industries
Impact Potential Career
Women
Benefit Women at the
Bottom of the Pyramid
Financial Institutions
Angel Investors
Venture Capitalists
Training academies
Entrepreneurship cells

5. Network & ShareNetwork & Share AwarenessAwareness
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6. Deliverables
• Create bouncing boards for women entrepreneurs, senior management
• Facilitate a three tier network for women in any organisation wherein the immediate
senior group shall mentor the immediate junior group women
• Conduct networking events to promote and strengthen B2B and B2C connections
among women entrepreneurs and professionals
• Create a platform (virtual or real) for working women to exchange ideas
Networking
• Generate Factsheets on the status of women in the region
• Conducting research on issues important to women and their organizations & communicating
these findings widely
• Publish the Handbook for Women
Research
• Advocacy for necessary support infrastructure and social infrastructure for the
Policy Advocacy
• Advocacy for necessary support infrastructure and social infrastructure for the
welfare and development of career women (like subsidies for women owned business,
Government aids , flexible working facilities, security , HR policies of organisations,
etc)
Policy Advocacy
• Create an incubation centre for women entrepreneurs
• Online small business training
• Start women business councils and business outreach centers (sector/profession
specific)
Entrepreneurship &
Business Incubation
• For potential career women
• Finding a Mentor/Counselor – Matching demand and supply
• Holding round tables and focused group discussions to identify training needs
• Hold Tele classes/Webinars to address issues of relevance to working women
• Mentoring and coaching programme for SHGs
Counseling and
Training
• Post job enquiries
• Start a ‘Post your Resume Service’
• Hold career expo’s for women
Job Finder and Career
Support

7. Suggestion of topics / focus areas on women
development that CII should take up- survey
results
} Promote work from home option and creches facility in organisations for the
safety and security of the children.
} Entrepreneurship Development, Technical / Professional Skill Development
} Work Life Balance & Conflict handling
} Implementation of developmental initiatives at the ground level} Implementation of developmental initiatives at the ground level
} Awareness on Domestic Violence
} Gender sensitivity and dealing with Male subordinates and peer.
} Role switching
} Second Career
} Technical and software Skills development, teamwork
} Career Counseling.
} Orienting the employees to Business Scenario

8. Membership Services…
} Business Mentoring forums in partnership with
Coaching Foundation of India for a group of 10 senior
women managers
} Create bouncing boards for senior management
} Launch an online forum for working women to
exchange ideasexchange ideas
} Career counseling sessions
} Leadership development programmes
} Monthly Online sessions by experts

9. Membership Category
} Corporate Members
} Institute Members
} Students
} Professionals