A research report by the Hay Group states that the invincible difference between men and women is witnessed in emotional self-awareness, where 86 percent of women are more likely can be mentioned as consistent when compared to male counterparts. Apart from this, women are 45 percent more likely to be mentioned as consistently exhibiting empathy. The meager margin of difference is explicated as positivity as `Emotional Intelligence' (EQ) is defined as a person's proficiency in recognizing, understanding, managing, and reasoning with emotions. It is the soft-skill by which many major business players are captivated. The world today focuses on a company's culture and teamwork, where emotional intelligence plays a vital role when result-driven outcomes are expected.

Researches state that women are outperforming men in most of the underlying skills that construct the path of job success. It is estimated based on their skills alongside emotional IQ like non-cognitive, creativity, and conscientiousness, which are hardly tested before someone joins the corporate world.

Borne out in a 2017 Harvard study, which found that `social skill-intensive occupation', including teaching, and different computer science and healthcare jobs, increased by 12 percent since 1980, paid a higher wage to people with magnificent soft skills. Specialists suggest that a curriculum might be delivering necessary soft skills, a majority of women are fervently equipped with soft-skills which defines their role in mentoring successfully. In this issue of the Women Entrepreneurs India, a listing of such women is presented who are creating life-changing impacts. The listing, `Top 10 Women Leaders in Soft Skills Industry - 2020', which is drafted by topnotch soft-skill trainers, industry veterans, CEOs and VCs, and the Women Entrepreneurs India magazine editorial team, presents the specialties of the women leaders in the soft skill department.