ADVISORY FOR BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM FOR RETURNING MOTHERS
Project name: Advisory for Breakthrough program for returning mothers
Duration: August – December 2018
Participants: Open program for returning mothers
About Program:
The Breakthrough training programme was designed following from the research findings of the report, Predicament of Returning Mothers, in April 2018. The report documents lived experiences of maternity and career among women and their return to the workforce across the corporate, media, and development sectors. The training was designed to help women manage the complex network of individual, family, social, and workplace factors that force women to leave the workforce post pregnancy and childbirth In partnership with: This program was run with Genpact Center of women leadership and Ashoka University
Location: Gurgaon
Ashoka University’s Genpact Centre for Women’s Leadership (GCWL) today culminated the final phase of its Breakthrough training programme for returning and working mothers. The two-day training conducted from 14th – 15th November in Gurugram focused on managing power& influences at workplace, building networks for career growth and navigating difficult conversations at home & work through the reintegration process.
This year, 45 women participated in the programme taking the total number of women trained under Breakthrough to 70. Last year, GCWL conducted the training for 25 working mothers from various organisations.
The trainings, conducted over three phases from August to November, have been designed to equip the participants with specific skill sets that are mastering key leadership behaviors and skill sets that propel participants towards the C-Suite career track, assess & re-engineer existing support systems for improved work-life balance, navigating professional hurdles through mentoring opportunities, and navigating tough conversations.
