Women Entrepreneurs in Luxembourg With Patrizia Luchetta One of the finest examples of how female entrepreneurs can make a greater impact is Luxembourg is Patrizia Luchetta who is co-founder of ‘Another lever Creative’ and Executive board member at Foundry Europe, & Eurofins Scientific SE . In a brief conversation with us, she shared upside & downside of getting into diverse industries and changing career, also how women entrepreneurs in the country are being supported by the government. Watch it luxembourg business angel network
My Experience with Samsara – one of the hardest rock climbs in the country We were going for an eleven-day rock climbing trip to Badami. I realized this trip I would get to work on my goal of completing Samsara. It is a 30 m vertical climbing route graded at 8a. The route had two crux points- these are the hardest parts of the route where I fell over 50 times trying to figure out what sequence worked best for me. First two days I stayed on my project as long as possible and tried to figure out the moves. Finally, on the third day I was able to link all the movements. Then, I tried the route on lead. Lead climbing is when the rope is carried from down and as the climber goes up the rope is clipped in on to quickdraws. Therefore, if a person falls from 1 metre above the last quickdraw, the freefall through the air would be two meters. I had to overcome this fear in order to get an ascend of the route. An ascent is a continuous climb of the route from the bottom till the top. On my first attempt on lead I was very scared but knew this fear was irrational in most situations. On this attempt I climbed with no expectations, just wanted to see how far I would go. This climb was amazing, I was able to climb all the way to the second last quickdraw. I took a lead fall of 6 metres and realised it was completely safe. After this climb, I felt the pressure build up. Tomorrow, the fourth day was the last day I would get on the rock as we were leaving for another rock-climbing destination. I tried to calm my mind by just visualizing the route, the moves and the send.
In the morning, my mind was in conflict. I wondered if I make it to the same height as yesterday or have a demoralising lead fall. I was worried if I would be able to make the ascent. However, I decided to give my best and climbed on the route. I cruised the section of the first crux where I thought I might fall. As I reached higher, I realised I had already climbed through a major portion of the route and I could definitely finish the route in this attempt if I focused and tried hard. As I climbed higher, I felt the breeze on my face and through my hair. I also saw a bird flying beside me. The monkeys in Badami were watching me from the big ledges. I could hear the ecstatic crowd cheering me from below. This gave me much confidence. It was almost as if they were experiencing the climb with me.
I am extremely grateful to the photographer who was hanging near the top of the route capturing magnificent pictures of every move like I was on National Geographic. While nearing the last rest before the top crux I realised that now, in the next two minutes I would send the route or fall and feel upset. I realised that I was super close now, I was well rested and had the power to send it. I did the last crux comfortably and even the top clipping position felt better than ever. All the pressure was released. I could feel nothing but pure bliss of having completed something I really badly wanted for a long time.
Now, that I am recollecting this experience, I realise it was extremely rewarding and I will work hard and do it again in spite of all the fear and pressure I faced. The happiness in unimaginable because all the doubt goes away and you prove to yourself that you are capable and strong. I believe projects for a rock-climber are game-changers and they definitely leave you with an amazing experience.
Women in Technology, Finland with Piia Simpanen | Why not many woman are in Technology | www. wahwoman.in Finland is known to be one of the world’s leading countries in fostering gender equality, also the first country to grant women full political rights. The position of women in society and business is well-respected and far better than in many other countries. I had the privilege to invite Piia Simpanen WahWoman, who is a Head of Growth Programmes, Technology Industries of Finland, a strong believer of diversity and inclusion. Her superpower is an analytical mind combined with people skills. Her position at Technology Industries of Finland has given her insight into the Finnish economic life including SMEs as well as larger companies. We had a conversation around women in technology and stereotypical challenges they face while getting into the industries not commonly chosen by most of the females, watch it
How a woman can empower other women? |Women’s Empowerment through Women Empowered| “How do you think a woman can lift and help others to rise in their life” was a question thrown out for a meaningful discussion into a bunch of sorted women; seeking their opinions, extracting experience of their life, as part of yet another episode of #Perspectives, an endeavour of #Wahwoman ( www.wahwoman.in) to address debatable social issues that spin around the life of a woman. Our guest speakers who added value to this whole discourse included Meenakshi Ahuja Neha Sama Mànjů Kàirà and Deepti Joshi .
Empower Women with disability | World Disability Day 2020 | Living with disability for a woman www.wahwoman.in The challenges of living with a physical disability are beyond imagination for normal humans and not easy to deal with. Sadly, it becomes, even more, tougher for women living with disabilities due to societal prejudices, holding stereotypical gender perspectives, and in certain parts of World, from a safety point of view too. Women with disabilities face significantly more difficulties – in both public and private spheres – in attaining access to adequate housing, health, education, vocational training, and employment, and are more likely to be treated like a liability by family members. on International Day for persons with a disability, meet Seema Chopra, living with paraplegia for three decades, 70% disabled, in India. Nevertheless, her determination to live life, positive attitude, and work towards society kept her alive! Empower Women with disability | World Disability Day 2020 | Living with disability for a woman
New Education Policy 2020 | New Education Policy 2020 and Gender Diversity & Inclusion www.wahwoman.in It is said that Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together. And while we are talking so much about gender diversity and inclusion and trying to make a transition from a very strong binary culture scenario. We all know that educators are very much capable to mould personality influence the thought process of learners and help society by bringing awareness to action. We were joined by a very learned and passionate educator, a leader a visionary. She is the Principal of Sanjeevani World School, Dahisar, Mumbai. Meet Dr. Seema Negi. New Education Policy and Gender Diversity & Inclusion
Joint Family Vs Nuclear Family |Joint Family or Nuclear Family | Joint family and Nuclear family Joint Family Vs Nuclear Family, what would be your pick? (www.wahwoman.in) Watch the next episode of ‘Perspectives’ Joint Family Vs Nuclear Family how to handle joint family issues joint family advantage and disadvantage nuclear family advantages and disadvantages
Women in corporate leadership roles | Women In Congo Worldwide, the number of women in positions of power, holding occupations that give them great authority and influence is very little compare to men. Uneven expectations and widespread stereotypical biases to elevate women on higher positions by and large, make women’s professional journey very tough. According to a report of IMF staff study—which looked at two million firms in 34 countries in Europe—greater gender diversity in senior positions was associated with higher profitability of firms. More precisely, it found that one more woman in senior management or on a corporate board is associated with 8–13 basis points higher return on assets. But some women have rock solid determination -Daniela Savic’s multidisciplinary agility and strategic thinking enabled her to transform complexities into opportunities of growth by using a systematic approach to problem-solving. With her 9-year international experience in managing and implementing “Business with Purpose” projects, which includes 4 years at UNICEF as well. Currently she is posted in Congo as a Corporate Alliances Specialist, UNICEF.
Humanity & Philanthropy- A Talk with a Princess Dr. Moradeun Ogunlana It was a great joy to have Her Royal Highness Princess Dr. Moradeun Ogunlana, on our show #WahWoman, a recognized leader on women empowerment for Africa in the United States and around the world, is the President/CEO of Innovative Global Consulting (IGC) Group, Her commitment to women’s economic empowerment has extended to the global arena as UN Ambassador for Peace, where she has provided a forum through the Global Council of Women for Development to exchange best practices in accelerating women’s economic progress. She is Executive Board member of Fight Cancer Global, she supports Fight Cancer Global management and other Executive Board members through collaboration and strategic planning of global initiatives while communicating plans and progress to stakeholders.
Women Leaders in Kosovo – Dr. Edita Tahiri (www.wahwoman.in)
Dr. Edita Tahiri is a prominent leader of the independence of Kosova and has a long-standing career as a leader, politician, diplomat, and peace negotiator. She is the Former Minister for the Dialogue of the Republic of Kosova. Previously, she was Deputy Primeminister in charge of foreign affairs and national security and the Minister of Public Administration. Dr.Tahiri is a Harvard University graduate, and she holds a master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School for Government in 2002. She also graduated in the Edward S. Mason Program for Public Policy and Management, 2002. It was truly an honor to host her and could have a meaningful conversation with her on our channel #WahWoman.
