My wife was a doting, and if I may say so, a perfect mother. Our life was perfect except for one thing. I could not forget that Mythili was once an ambitious career woman who has a thriving career at a product services company in Pune delivering open and robust private cloud solutions. Her selflessness inspired me, but I was astounded by how a women’s career can take a backseat after motherhood or sometimes even after marriage. And after a few years when Mythili was ready to restart her career, I realized just how difficult the process of re-entry could be. As per a report by The Centre for Talent Innovation, approximately 36 % of Indian women take a break from work and while 91% of them want to restart their careers at some point, almost 40–45% are not able to do so due to the lack of opportunities. Mythili was now one of them as she faced a similar situation. Desperate measures often force women to take up any available job at times, outside of their domain, field or sector, and as my wife looked to restart her career, she did find a job, but it wasn’t her field of interest or choice.
Exploring the undiscovered potential of deep sea microbial ecosystems and establishing sustainable thresholds for their preservation
We’re publishing this article today in advance of a COP28 talk entitled “Ocean biodiscovery, capacity development and equitable access to ocean biodiversity data” that Emma Bolton, Ocean…