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Cognizant to empower women in tech leadership with ‘Shakti’

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An American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant has partnered with nasscom to establish and prioritize best practices with a shared goal of making diversity and inclusion (D&I) a key differentiator of India’s tech sector.

The company has introduced a unified framework of women-centric programs and policies Shakti to accelerate careers and boost women leadership in technology.

Shakti will include the recently introduced the following:- 

  1. RISE – a leadership development program for mid-level women associates in India.
  2. ‘Propel’- a global leadership development program focused on empowering women at senior levels to accelerate their careers through coaching and mentoring.
  3. ‘Returnship’- a 12-week paid program focused on upskilling to return to work after a career break; and ‘Be Gritty’ that trains fresh campus hires to develop a growth mindset.

The company is also empowering its associates with inclusive leadership training and promoting a sense of belonging through dedicated affinity groups.

The Women Empowered Affinity Group, with around 50,000 members and allies based in India, aims to improve the work experience for women and create impact for the business.

Cognizant also unveiled a year-long campaign to highlight the company’s global, long-term dedication to fostering an inclusive workplace for women by spotlighting their contributions and real-life stories. The campaign launch video can be viewed here.

Cognizant believes diversity and inclusion behaviors really take hold when there is leadership engagement and accountability to drive policies and initiatives across each leader’s organization.

As an ongoing practice, the company engages the leadership to not only implement policies but also assess its impact.

Earlier, the company had announced the official launch of its training initiative, Synapse, aimed at empowering more than one million individuals with cutting-edge technology skills—like generative artificial intelligence (AI)—for the digital age.

Cognizant’s Synapse will provide training ranging from basic digital literacy to generative AI, and will achieve this 1,000,000-person tech training milestone.

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Sheenu Pradhan
Sheenu Pradhanhttps://sightsinplus.com/
Sheenu Pradhan, Editor Content, SightsIn Plus. She has over 8 years of experience in human resources. Prior to this, she has been associated with Wictor Chemicals India, Wipro, and Shakti Plas Industry.