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Cognizant Partners nasscom to Launch Shakti, Drive Diversity and Empower Women in Tech

Cognizant Partners nasscom to Launch Shakti, Drive Diversity and Empower Women in Tech Image Credit: peshkov/Bigsotckphoto.com

Cognizant has unveiled Shakti, a unified framework of women-centric programs and policies to accelerate careers and boost women leadership in technology. Additionally, Cognizant has partnered with nasscom to establish and prioritize best practices with a shared goal of making diversity and inclusion (D&I) a key differentiator of India's tech sector.

Shakti will include the recently introduced - RISE - a leadership development program for mid-level women associates in India; 'Propel' a global leadership development program focused on empowering women at senior levels to accelerate their careers through coaching and mentoring; 'Returnship' a 12-week paid program focused on upskilling to return to work after a career break; and 'Be Gritty' that trains fresh campus hires to develop a growth mindset.

Additionally, Cognizant has launched a company-wide allyship program, where male allies make a significant difference in creating a more inclusive workplace. The company is also empowering its associates with inclusive leadership training and promoting a sense of belonging through dedicated affinity groups. The Women Empowered Affinity Group, with around 50,000 members and allies based in India, aims to improve the work experience for women and create impact for the business.

Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant

In keeping with our priority to become an employer of choice in our industry, Cognizant is committed to weaving diversity and inclusion into everything we do - how we recruit and hire, develop, promote, engage and retain our talent. Shakti will catalyze our efforts to enable more women to advance their careers and reach their full potential. Growth, innovation, and client-centricity all require a diverse and inclusive workforce, doubly so as generative AI permeates the workplace. We will see the most essential human skill shift from problem-solving to problem-finding, putting a premium on cognitive diversity.

Debjani Ghosh, President, nasscom

The technology industry in India today has on average 36% of women representation in its workforce. Partnerships are key towards our shared goal as an industry of creating a more empathetic, inclusive, and diverse tech industry. At nasscom, we believe prioritizing best practices and measuring consistently is a critical component to ensure organizations can accelerate their diversity, equity and inclusion journeys. We continue to drive exchange of insights, share best practices and policies, raise awareness to help organizations intentionally embed inclusion efforts into their culture and values, drive innovation, foster stronger customer and stakeholder relationships, and ultimately achieve long-term success.

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Andrea Y. Lavannya is the Senior Editor and Vertical Analyst - Telco and Techco, at The Fast Mode. Andrea covers global telecom markets, operator revenue strategies and emerging business areas, and heads thought leadership development in areas relating to CSPs, MNOs, MVNOs, MVNEs and cable.

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