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Being Feminine is a Corporate Superpower Today

If Sheryl Sandberg ,COO of Facebook can feel horrified to learn that she ranked fifth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes, as quoted by her in her book 'Lean In',who are we to own our successes? Its oddly observed that men can shamelessly brag and own successes which are not even their own ,whereas women fail to enjoy the fruits of their own hard work. They refrain the limelight and owe their successes to team and family when congratulated. This is not fair, not at all. What make women do this? Parenting and societal norms ask women to be more flexible,adaptable and require them to do more than boys, giving the lame excuse that boys will be boys after all...Who has divided these gender roles.... History! We can not hold past responsible for all the wrongs done for long.Paleolithic era is over long ago. Biology....women can't handle that tough world,really? In today's age of automation,is this the excuse we have? Work should not have a gender. A ccording

life is more about detours.....

You will be there..... I mean it! Life may not follow the map you draw to reach your destination but you will be there,All in Time. The worst things in life turns out to be best! Bracing the detours....Misses are important than hits,all that matters is staying true to yourself. No matter what the crowd does or say....just keep playing. It took me 13 years to realize what I meant to be or to do. If telling my story can help others I am here to share. Getting married and having a child immediately after I graduated derailed me from my path of ambition and career. I never was keen on a job.A born entrepreneur failed and gave up too soon on my business.When I joined the workforce I was 6 years behind my contemporaries,but I was happy to be working.I slogged with a smile, kept on learning and picking new skills on my way. In college I was never sure of what I wanted to do, I just wanted to be successful. In which domain?which industry?..It was not known. On my journey people told