Celebrating Women@Ivy

At Ivy, we want to foster a culture where everyone feels comfortable and empowered, and where everyone can achieve their full potential. Bias, whether conscious or unconscious, makes progress difficult for everyone, not just women. Powered by the theme #BreakTheBias we hosted a live event for all Ivy employees. Our in-house speakers Gomathy Narayan Sankara and Shuchi Dwivedi shared insights on how Ivy supports the wellbeing of women through various programs like Reboot@Ivy and MOM on board. Dr. Shraddha Sanghani (Consultant Internal Medicine, MD Internal Medicine, PGDip Endocrinology_UK ) was invited to speak on Enhancing Women’s Health. The webinar came to a close with an interactive Q&A session.?

Ivy is a workplace where every woman feels at home, collaborate with teams and her achievements and accomplishments are celebrated and cherished.?We asked our talented women folks to tell us about their favourite part of their role in Ivy.

Everyone had a story to share on their experience at Ivy, and we're delighted to share the highlights of their inspiring stories:

Engaging Work Culture: Our colleagues mentioned that Ivy provides a challenging work environment to learn and improve, there is never a dull day. The opportunities of being able to do a variety of tasks are enormous. It is a place where everyone's ideas are valued, and everyone is free to explore new possibilities. Employees are respected and experience a sense of work satisfaction.

Work Diversity: Teams here are diverse yet fantastically managed teams. Employees get to work with geographically diverse teams, learn about different cultures and work with different teams. ?

Learning & Development: Whatever be your path, there’s a place for everyone at Ivy—plus the opportunity to make an impact in the tech industry is tremendous and the opportunity to learn is in abundance. Guidance from mentors helps one acquire confidence.

Management: Additionally, our female colleagues share that management here is quite supportive, and the role of Ivy leadership has played an important role in coaching and mentoring.

Teamwork & Collaboration: They stated one gets to work with ‘Great humans’. Building connections with colleagues is something that comes naturally at Ivy. Members of the team rely on one another to keep each other motivated which in turn triggers a desire to do things for the team and for the company as a whole.

Diversity & Inclusivity: Some women further stated Diversity and inclusion are deeply ingrained in Ivy's culture. There is Equal treatment irrespective of gender or region and they have faith that they will be heard and compensated fairly. Ivy nurtures a holistic platform to create and sustain a diverse culture.

Work-Life Balance: Ivy women say there is flexibility in managing personal and professional lives which have made their career journey more rewarding.

Employee Wellbeing: When our employees told us that Ivy 'CARES' for its employees, it made us even more driven, what could be more rewarding than this! With the onset of the pandemic, Ivy has provided 24*7 support for Covid cases from hospitalization to doctor’s consultation to employees and their families.

We also asked them for their advice to fellow women colleagues and these are some points they shared..

Aim for Excellence: In whatever you do, Be Magnificent! Never settle! Show Gratitude! Shatter the glass ceiling, Let's put in more effort to become a better version of ourselves.

Exhibit Confidence! Be Bold: Believe in yourself! Be Yourself! Don’t be intimidated by being a woman in a project where you might be the only woman. Let go of any inhibitions based on gender and above all, do not hesitate to voice out your opinion.

Be Passionate about your Job: The 3 D's - Desire, Devotion and Discipline will make you a Champion. Do your job with all your heart and passion. Make sure that whatever you do, always enjoy what you’re doing and find your Ikigai and the world will be your oyster.

Take Ownership: Take accountability for your work. When you're personally accountable, you take ownership of situations that you're involved in. Listening is very important, when you hear right from a source, you’ll have a deeper understanding of their perspective, which is key to solving any problem.

Have a Learning Attitude: Learning attitude affects how well you think, strategize, prioritize, decide what to do with your career. View failures and feedback as a gift and keep learning be it new technologies or skills and keep yourself updated with new industry trends.

Be Optimistic! Train your brain to be more optimistic. Learn to absorb good around you and ignore the bad things. Be Kind, rational and objective and persevere in all situations.

You are your priority! Balancing your responsibilities and finding a way to get everything done without feeling stressed or tired can be difficult. But we need to work on striking a Balance in WORK - HEALTH - LIFE. Set life goals for self-growth and happiness, seek opportunities, face your fears, leverage your strengths, seek help. Don’t forget to pat your back on the small steps you climb and celebrate your achievements!