Women Make 50% Of The Entire Talent Pool In Pharma

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have… – Sheryl Sandberg

People become leaders by internalising a leadership identity and developing a sense of purpose. Internalising a sense of oneself as a leader is a repetitive process. A woman may assert leadership by taking purposeful action—such as convening a meeting to revive a dormant project. These interactions inform the woman’s sense of self as a leader and communicate how others view her fitness for the role.

As a woman’s leadership capabilities grow and opportunities expand, high-profile, challenging assignments and other organisational endorsements become more likely. Such affirmation gives a woman the fortitude to step outside a comfort zone and experiment with unfamiliar behaviors and new ways of exercising leadership. Leadership identity, which begins as a tentative, peripheral aspect of the self, eventually withers away, along with opportunities to grow through new assignments and real achievements. Over time, an aspiring leader acquires a reputation as having—or not having—high potential.

Our country has seen women leaders in various sectors over the years. Pharmaceutical sector in India, till a few years ago, was a lesser explored career option amongst Indian women. Today, we have leaders in the sector who have definitely made a mark for themselves in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical sector in India. These women are calling the shots not only in pharma and healthcare space, but they are also setting benchmarks for leadership globally. Many Indian and MNC pharma companies position themselves as a preferable employer for women including scientists.

It is a widely known fact that the Pharma and Healthcare sector in India is ever growing and a demanding sector. Hence, pharma companies present in the country cannot afford to ignore over 50 per cent of their talent pool, which happens to be none other than women. It is only when organisations learn to tap the potential of their women employees and leaders that they can see higher revenues and also contribution to economic growth of the country. Gender equality and empowerment of women has a direct correlation with GDP growth and literacy rate.

The DNA of leadership remains the same irrespective of the gender. Courage, commitment and conviction are the core qualities of a leader. Women have long been slotted into stereotypes. Multitasking and balancing home and work have been long seen as strengths. The dialogue needs to change. Women today make choices of work and life in two separate buckets and allocate time to it. They have reached a position where they enjoy the power of making choices which allows them to allocate, negotiate and be more strategic and less transactional.

Successful women are self-reliant. This characteristic might be the most important. I never hear a smart, successful woman say, “I‘ll have to check with my husband and see what he thinks”. Any major decision that involves the family or relationship has been thought out ahead of time and smart, successful women make their own ultimate decisions. Then again, it‘s easy to make decisions when you know what you want and have wisely chosen a partner who supports that. Perhaps this trait is a culmination of all the rest!

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