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    Women now hold leadership positions in major banks in India. The presentation discussed women leaders like Arundhati Bhattacharya of SBI, Chanda Kochhar of ICICI Bank, and Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank. It noted that while the banking sector was previously male-dominated, the role of women has increased in recent decades with some banks implementing policies to improve retention of women employees. The presentation concluded that more women are proving themselves as successful leaders in banking and overcoming challenges to advance their careers.

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    Women now hold leadership positions in major banks in India. The presentation discussed women leaders like Arundhati Bhattacharya of SBI, Chanda Kochhar of ICICI Bank, and Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank. It noted that while the banking sector was previously male-dominated, the role of women has increased in recent decades with some banks implementing policies to improve retention of women employees. The presentation concluded that more women are proving themselves as successful leaders in banking and overcoming challenges to advance their careers.

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    Women now hold leadership positions in major banks in India. The presentation discussed women leaders like Arundhati Bhattacharya of SBI, Chanda Kochhar of ICICI Bank, and Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank. It noted that while the banking sector was previously male-dominated, the role of women has increased in recent decades with some banks implementing policies to improve retention of women employees. The presentation concluded that more women are proving themselves as successful leaders in banking and overcoming challenges to advance their careers.

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    Women now hold leadership positions in major banks in India. The presentation discussed women leaders like Arundhati Bhattacharya of SBI, Chanda Kochhar of ICICI Bank, and Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank. It noted that while the banking sector was previously male-dominated, the role of women has increased in recent decades with some banks implementing policies to improve retention of women employees. The presentation concluded that more women are proving themselves as successful leaders in banking and overcoming challenges to advance their careers.

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    PRESENTATION ON

    WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN BANKING SECTOR


    INTRODUCTION
     Women Empowerment refers to increasing the
    spiritual, political, social, educational, gender,
    or economic strength of individuals and
    communities of women.
     Nationalization of the Indian Banking sector in
    1969 as the first major step to reduce gender
    discrimination against women in banking sector
    and that provide opportunity for women
    empowerment.
     Women play a vital role in Indian economy in
    banking sector.
    •According to a survey by International Executive
    research firm, around 11% of Indian Companies
    have women CEO’s, where in US the women CEO’s
    is just account for 3% of the total consideration.

    •The study is about the Indian women who have


    been placed in top position in the banking sector
    and what is their role in empowerment of women
    ROLE OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
    IN BANKING SECTOR
    • Earlier leadership theories focused on The Great
    Man theory and women were at all excluded from
    being seen as a leader due to fact that earlier
    people considered men and women having different
    behavior, different skills and attitudes.
    • With changing time, status of women gained
    importance and now in this dynamic world woman
    entrepreneurs are an important part of the
    corporate sector. This presentation shows the role
    of women leaders in banking industry.
    • The banking Sector in India was male dominating
    till 1980‟s but in last three decades the gender
    equality became fairly poised.
     There are many women in banking sector
    who are working on the top positions in
    different banks, like:

    • Arundhati Bhattacharya as Chairperson of SBI


    • Chanda Kochhar as CEO and MD of ICICI bank
    • Shikha Sharma as CEO of AXIS BANK
    • Usha Ananthasubramanian as CEO and MD of
    Punjab National Bank
    • Naina Lal Kidwai as group general manager
    and country head of HSBC in India
    • Renu Sud Krnad as CEO of HDFC bank
    • Meera Sanval as operational head of Royal
    bank of Scotland in India
    SWOT ANALYSIS
    STRENGHTHS WEAKNESSES
    Quality of opportunity Emotional behavior
    Equal pay for equal work Back seat of women leader
    Reservation for women in to submit to
    Parliament and state men leaders
    legislative bodies Lack of authoritarianism
    Right to education Lower expectations than
    Full voting rights men
    Discrimination
    Networking

    OPPORUNITIES THREATS
    Higher education Sexual Harassment
    Reservation of different sectors Family commitment
    Social support Support from spouse
    Traditional mindset of society
    Maintain the balance between
    work and home
    Faces more challenges than men
    "I don't find that many
    women now in the GM
    and DGM (Deputy
    General Manager)
    category in PSU
    banks. However, SBI
    has a healthy pipeline
    of women managers.
    We have 12 women in
    the CGM and upwards
    category," says
    Bhattacharya.
    ARUNDHATI
    BHATTACHARYA
    • Bhattacharya joined SBI in September 1977. She is
    the first woman to lead an India-based Fortune 500
    company. Initially, she joined SBI in 1977 as
    probationary officer at the age of 22 years. She
    chaired the office of the MANAGING DIRECTOR of
    the bank in 2013.

    • She has held several positions during her 36-year


    career with the bank. She has also served at the
    bank's New York office.

    • She has been involved in the launch of several new


    businesses such as SBI General Insurance, SBI
    Custodial Services and the SBI Macquarie
    Infrastructure Fund.
    • She introduced a two-year sabbatical policy for
    women employees for child or elder care. On
    Women's day, she decided to introduce free
    vaccination against cervical cancer to all her
    woman employees.

    • In 2016, she was named the 25th most powerful


    woman in the world by Forbes. This is her first time
    being ranked on the list. In the same year, she was
    ranked among the FP Top 100 Global Thinkers by
    Foreign Policy magazine. She was named the 4th
    most powerful women in Asia Pacific by Fortune.
     “Idon’t think women
    can have it all. I just
    don’t think so. We
    pretend we have it
    all. Every day, you
    have to make a
    decision about
    whether you are
    going to be a wife or
    a mother; in fact
    many times during
    the day you have to
    make those
    decisions. ”
    CHANDA KOCHHAR
    • Chanda Kochhar had joined ICICI as a
    Management Trainee in 1984. In 2009, she
    appointed as MANAGING DIRECTOR and CHIEF
    EXECUTIVE OFFICER of ICICI bank.
    • Under Chanda Kochhar’s leadership ICICI Bank
    had launch a work-from-home programme to
    prevent women employees from dropping out
    of its workforce. Because women leave the
    organization largely do on account of childcare,
    maternity, or because of long commuting.

    • Kochhar was ranked as the most powerful


    businesswoman in India in Forbes' list of 'The
    World's 100 Most Powerful Women 2013'.
    • In 2011, she was awarded “padma vibhushan”
    Today, the innovative and sharp strategies
    implemented under Kochhar’s leadership have made
    ICICI a market leader in India’s retail banking sector.

    • In 2000, she decided to keep the bank open for


    twelve hours in a day when other banks were open
    for four to seven hours a day.

    • She was also one of the bankers who came up with


    electronic banking and installed 2000 ATM
    machines all over India.

    • Head of internet banking division to start up and


    grow E-banking.
    “As a woman if you take
    a break, at our bank
    your job waits for you
    when you come back. I
    think women value that
    a lot. The guys valued
    that a lot less so they
    got attracted as the
    pay scales got higher in
    the industry, but
    women stays back.”

    SHIKHA SHARMA
    • Shikha Sharma has more than three decades of
    experience in the financial sector having begun her
    career with ICICI Bank in 1980.

    • In her 29-year tenure with the ICICI group, Mrs.


    Sharma was instrumental in setting up ICICI
    Securities – a joint venture between ICICI and J.P.
    Morgan, besides setting up various group businesses
    for ICICI, including investment banking and retail
    finance.

    • Since Mrs. Sharma's appointment as MD & CEO of


    Axis Bank in 2009, the bank’s stock has gained over
    90%.
    Under Sharma’s leadership,
    • Axis Bank has received many awards notably,
    'Bank of the Year in India' for the year 2014 by
    The Banker Magazine, Financial Times.

    • The Bank was ranked as the 'Most Trusted Private


    Sector Bank' second year in a row - 'Most Trusted
    Brand Survey', conducted by Brand Equity,
    Economic Times.

    • Axis Bank was ranked No 1 company to work for in


    the BFSI sector - 'The Best Companies to Work for'
    survey by Business Today in 2013.
    FEMALES IN BANKING INDUSTRY

    140000

    120000

    100000

    80000 officers
    clerks
    60000
    subordinates
    40000

    20000

    0
    2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
    CONCLUSION
     Entrepreneurship among women, no doubt
    improves the wealth of the nation in general and
    of the family in particular.
     A woman has proved themselves as successful
    leaders in banking sector as well as in various
    organizations. There are lots of problems which
    a women faces during her careers growth.
     Women need to be more practical. Women need
    to become more aware so they can reposition
    their behavior to develop a style that feels right
    and delivers effective leadership.

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