india assignment

Hi, I'm Zelina Fernandes, senior at simmons. I love the Indian culture and it has always been a dream place for me to visit, and finally i ahve the opportunity. I am excited to get the first hand experience and also to learn more about the cultutre. What i found important in my predeparture paper was "Women all over the world have similarities that exist between the challenges facing women in advancing to leadership. In India as well as the US and Central Europe, there are inequalities amongst women workers and male workers. Many women are trapped in the middle management and stereotypes and other issues prevent them to progress to leadership positions. In the article Women in Management in India, discuss the social stereotypes about women’s role in society. A study by Khandelwal, based on a sample of 230 respondents suggests “that male mangers are stereotyped as working in the fields of production, sales and marketing, considered good bosses, leaders and decision makers, and carry out ‘hard’ field work and challenging assignments. On the other hand, female managers are stereotyped as working predominately in HR, PR and administration at subordinate or junior levels, and in ‘soft’ fields like fashion, clothing and beauty products related organizations. The prejudice and stereotypes have an affect with the management levels women are being placed allover the countries."