#10: Conscious Inclusion of Indian-Muslim Women with Dr. Ruha Shadab

Dr.RuhaShadab wears many hats – she is a medical doctor, a social entrepreneur; and a management consultant. She is also the Founder of LedBy Foundation, a unique leadership incubator that works on improving equity in the workplace, specifically for Indian Muslim women. A graduate of Harvard University, where she received her Masters in Public Policy, Ruha has also worked at the Government of India’s policy think-tank: NITI Aayog, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative. She is also a LinkedIn Top Voice for Diversity & Inclusion.

In this conversation,Ruha shares brilliant insights on how all of us can create a more equitable work place for the 100 million Muslim women in India and beyond.

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• 2:08 – Driving forces behind her career transitions: A personal journey of deep purpose and choices behind representing Indian-Muslim Women?
• 5:21 – Mission of LedBy initiative: specific approach to prepare Indian Muslim women to succeed despite discriminating spaces and strategies to overcome social barriers
• 19:17 – What can we do as individuals (in our own behaviour and in our mindset) to be better allies for Muslim women?
• 22:48 – Stories/testimonies of women who have been impacted by LedBy initiative
• 27:15 – Personal key insights, learnings, and take aways from the initiative and hope for the future moving forward for Indian-Muslim women
• 31:10 – Personal key advice for fellow women professionals and ways to get involved in the initiative
• 35:22 – Core personal values

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