Why she must lead : bridging the gap between women of color and opportunities

Why She Must Lead shares Vasudha Sharma's personal story and her interviews with many women who played a crucial part in raising questions and forming solutions regarding the leadership gap. Vasudha immigrated to the United States fifteen years ago looking for better opportunities and a closer look at what the glass ceiling looks like in one of the world's most advanced nations. Today, that ceiling shows some cracks from the recent trend of more women in C suites and for the first time, a woman of color as the Vice President of the United States. But how long will it take for a big impact to shatter it? Inspired by people she has met around the world, Vasudha sketches out a dream in Why She Must Lead where issues like the pay gap, broken rungs, and lack of mentorship can be filtered out systematically, and workplaces can act to lift the most underrepresented group of women. Vasudha presents sentiments, fears, pain, and challenges with compassion and humility. She kindles the call for women of color to challenge the status quo and lead with purpose. The vision in Why She Must Lead allows women to: Analyze reports related to the leadership gap for minority women Develop understanding regarding the causes for a leaky talent pipeline Act to create personalized approaches toward eliminating barriers and bias Deepen their insight about how to minimize the leadership gap Rise as a leader to champion equity goals for themselves or their organization

Why She Must Lead shares Vasudha Sharma's personal story and her interviews with many women who played a crucial part in raising questions and forming solutions regarding the leadership gap.

Vasudha immigrated to the United States fifteen years ago looking for better opportunities and a closer look at what the glass ceiling looks like in one of the world's most advanced nations. Today, that ceiling shows some cracks from the recent trend of more women in C suites and for the first time, a woman of color as the Vice President of the United States. But how long will it take for a big impact to shatter it?

Inspired by people she has met around the world, Vasudha sketches out a dream in Why She Must Lead where issues like the pay gap, broken rungs, and lack of mentorship can be filtered out systematically, and workplaces can act to lift the most underrepresented group of women. Vasudha presents sentiments, fears, pain, and challenges with compassion and humility. She kindles the call for women of color to challenge the status quo and lead with purpose. The vision in Why She Must Lead allows women to:

• Analyze reports related to the leadership gap for minority women
• Develop understanding regarding the causes for a leaky talent pipeline
• Act to create personalized approaches toward eliminating barriers and bias
• Deepen their insight about how to minimize the leadership gap
• Rise as a leader to champion equity goals for themselves or their organization

A passionate advocate for women of color shares her personal story as well as interviews with female changemakers across the globe.Vasudha Sharma immigrated to the United States to find better opportunities. She soon discovered what the glass ceiling looks like in one of the world's most advanced nations. Today, that ceiling shows some encouraging cracks—from more executive women to Kamala Harris's historic ascent to the vice presidency. But how long will it take for a major impact to finally shatter it? In Why She Must Lead, Vasudha draws on inspiration and interviews with women around the world to envision how issues like the pay gap, broken rungs, and lack of mentorship can be filtered out systematically, and how workplaces can uplift the most underrepresented group of women. Vasudha kindles the call for women of color to challenge the status quo and lead with purpose. Why She Must Lead will help women: • Analyze reports related to the leadership gap for minority women • Understand the causes for a leaky talent pipeline • Create personalized approaches to eliminating barriers and bias • Deepen their insight about how to minimize the leadership gap • Rise as a leader to champion equity goals for themselves or their organization A passionate advocate for women of color shares her personal story as well as interviews with female changemakers across the globe. Vasudha Sharma immigrated to the United States to find better opportunities. She soon discovered what the glass ceiling looks like in one of the world's most advanced nations. Today, that ceiling shows some encouraging cracks—from more executive women to Kamala Harris's historic ascent to the vice presidency. But how long will it take for a major impact to finally shatter it? In Why She Must Lead , Vasudha draws on inspiration and interviews with women around the world to envision how issues like the pay gap, broken rungs, and lack of mentorship can be filtered out systematically, and how workplaces can uplift the most underrepresented group of women. Vasudha kindles the call for women of color to challenge the status quo and lead with purpose. Why She Must Lead will help women: Analyze reports related to the leadership gap for minority women Understand the causes for a leaky talent pipeline Create personalized approaches to eliminating barriers and bias Deepen their insight about how to minimize the leadership gap Rise as a leader to champion equity goals for themselves or their organization Why She Must Lead takes a problem-solving approach of bridging the leadership gap between women of color and opportunities.