Working mothers strike a better balance between work and home responsibilities
Preeti Kanwar
IT Head - Chief Information Security Officer, NEC Corporation India
“Technology has provided a level playing field for women, promoted gender equality, and boosted women's empowerment in many areas. Conventionally, women workers, in particular, as primary caregivers at home, drop out of their careers because traditional jobs require them to be present in the office for a specific duration of hours. With the work from home (WFH) model, homemakers and stay-at-home mothers have got the opportunity to harness technology's power to find relevant job opportunities and upskill to fill the career gap. Additionally, working mothers can strike a better balance between work and home responsibilities with the integration of technology into the renewed working model. This has seemed to work well as attested by industry estimates, diversity hiring in 2020 went up by 32% as opposed to 23% last year demonstrating how technology has had a role to play.
Undoubtedly technology has been at the center of the country’s growth and progress, empowering people and businesses. For the section of society that never got a chance to experience technology, its real-time application is no less than a miracle. It has opened doors of opportunities for people who already have access but earlier struggled with the bandwidth and speed. Furthermore, smart city technology solutions benefit the commoners and make everyday life more efficient.”
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