Why are women and female entrepreneurs denied equal opportunities
Why are women and female entrepreneurs denied equal opportunities in boardrooms and the corporate world?
- R.K. Sinha
On March 8, the auspicious occasion of International Women's Day, several opinions and perspectives came to light about the numerous successful accomplishments of women across the globe. It was indeed refreshing news to come across. But one aspect that seemed to have not been mentioned was that now women are triumphantly climbing the corporate ladders and snagging peak positions.
The appointment of Nishi Vasudeva as the Chairman and Managing director of state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), and Alka Mittal as Interim Chairman and Managing Director of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) indicates that women are now given favorable opportunit...









