Technology Acts as A Catalyst in Fast tracking Women's Rise to the Top

By: Rachita Sharma, Managing Editor | Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Technology has emerged as one of the most crucial catalysts powering the growth of minority communities. With technology, one gets a level playing field. A computer does not discriminate; but when it comes to the technology industry, the story is a little different. Women still remain a minority in the global tech world. Closer home in India we have seen a gradual rise in number of women foraying into the field of technology. Although the number of women pursuing STEM degrees has come at par with the men, yet their participation in the tech workforce is still lacking.

According to data from a Deloitte Global study, women made up 33 percent of the overall workforce in large global tech firms. However, an ageold phenomenon still persists; women’s representation is severely lacking when it comes to top leadership roles in the tech world too.

If ample women are joining the industry, then why are we not seeing enough women at the top? Somewhere the pipeline is broken and there is a lack of societal support for working women. Mentorship has also been a challenge.

Women Entrepreneur India intends to become a catalyst of change. We do so by championing women leaders and bringing shining role models to our readers. The current edition of the magazine is no different where we are highlighting the success stories of some of the most accomplished women CTOs from across India.

Niveditha Praveen, CTO, INBETWEEN is one of the technocrats named in the issue. Niveditha is an accomplished professional with more than 14 years of experience in a wide range of domains, such as BFSI, retail, and publishing. She started her career with Infosys before joining the automated digital publishing solution provider firm, INBETWEEN, and currently works as the CTO of the firm. A passionate individual with a knack for getting out of her comfort zone, Niveditha also is into writing since childhood and is also an author of romance and mystery novels.

She is joined by Archana Moturi, Co-Founder & CTO, Kreaas. She is a tech geek, strategist, and AI solution builder and is currently working on helping companies leverage AI to generate insights from unstructured text data and build products in this area as Kreaas' Co-Founder & CTO.

Nisha Bhaskaran, CTO, Spirespark International is another accomplished tech whiz featured in the current edition of the magazine. With a B.E. in Information Technology, holding 20+ years of experience in digital connectivity standards certification, including DLNA, HDMI, UPnP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Open IPTV, and USB standards, Nisha specializes in test planning, test policies, dispute resolution, and workgroup processes for consensus building.

These women are testament to women’s rise to power as technology leaders in the Indian tech industry. Do let us know your thoughts.