cii indian women network- brochure
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As you may be aware the ‘Indian Women Network’ (IWN) - an initiative by CII Southern Region was ideated in 2012 and the organization was launched in 2013 after a survey was done among corporates on the key stakeholders and deliverables of an organization ‘for women by women.’ We had also benchmarked with similar women organizations such as The Council of Women World Leaders-Washington, DC; Federation of Asia-Pacific Women's Associations-Washington, DC; Soroptimist International, Cambridge, UK; Women Achievers Association, Lithia Springs, GA; National Commission for Women-India; Akshara-India to understand the unique services which a CII’s women organization could provide to its members. In January 2013, CII Southern Regional Council launched the Indian Women Network (IWN), which is an exclusive organization for career women, professionals, entrepreneurs and students. Membership categories in IWN include Corporate Women, Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Final year UG, PG Students andTRANSCRIPT
Let the spark begin…
Despite various initiatives working towards women
empowerment there seems to be a vacuum of
thought and leadership to create a platform for women
from all walks of life to come together to discuss, debate
and collaborate on creating an environment for more &
more women to participate in business and society.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) feels that there
needs to be a focused and an all inclusive approach to
creating gender parity for women in Indian business and
society. Over the years CII has come to understand that the
professional women require a strongly structured mode of
expanding their network, wherein they can discuss, under
a circle of trust, their experience and overcome challenges
at work & home.
CII presents, Indian Women Network (IWN) a one-of-a-kind
women forum giving the stage directly to women! Like the
phrase goes, it is a network of women, for women & by women.
Through IWN, we hope to provide a platform for women to
discuss issues, opportunities at work places and learn from each
other’s experiences. This network is also extended to students of
final year graduation, post graduation and PhD to guide them and
provide them the opportunity to be mentored by experienced
professionals.
“Today, 30% of workforce in organizations comprises women but they still don’t have an appropriate forum
to discuss issues that are relevant to them. Through Indian Women Network, we hope to provide a platform for women to
discuss issues and opportunities at work places and learn from each other’s experiences. We hope that in time to come IWN will become the voice of Indian women”
– G V Sanjay Reddy, Past Chairman, CII Southern Region and Vice Chairman, GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd
“Let’s come together, build together & achieve together for tomorrow’s India. IWN will reach out to engage & empower women through various initiatives to augment knowledge, skills & equal opportunity to enhance inclusive growth & economic parity for sustainable development of the country.”
– Suchitra K Ella, Chairwoman, Indian Women Network (IWN) and Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Ltd.
“Our endeavor with IWN is to provide career women, potential career women and women engaged at the grass roots - a platform, a space, a community, they can call their own. We hope that with IWN millions of Indian women will fulfill their destinies of being a miracle and a creator for generations to come.”
– Bhairavi Jani, Past Chairperson - Steering Committee, CII Indian Women Network and Director, SCA Group
“Career counseling & training our future women professionals must begin at the very foundation and as a result, a network support like IWN is the need of the hour! IWN opens membership to not only women professionals but also for women students to be better prepared for the professional world”
– B Santhanam, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Southern Region & President- Flat Glass, South Asia, Egypt &
Managing Director, Saint Gobain Glass India Ltd.
“CII has been involved with various women initiatives over the years but the Indian Women Network will be a path breaking initiative that will redefine the role of a Woman not only in the work place but also in the overall business environment itself.”
– R Dinesh, Past Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu State Council and Joint Managing Director, T V Sundaram Iyengar & Sons Ltd.
“IWN works towards taking a holistic approach to help women achieve true professional success.”
– Mahesh Natarajan Regional Director - Southern Region
Confederation of Indian Industry
Membership Category
Category Fee (12.36 % tax applicable)
Corporate Members per annum per member (nominated by companies)
3,000 /-
Institute Members per annum per member (For faculty)
1,500 /-
Students, per annum per member (For final year UG and PG students)
500 /-
Individual Members, per annum per member (Professionals)
3,500 /-
Group nominations by Industry/institution:* For 10 to 100 nominations – 5% Discount on the total fee* For 101 and above nominations – 10 % Discount on the total fee
Membership Services for career women offered against fee:
• Networking opportunity among peers of various companies/professional organisations.
• Membership to online forum
• Contribution of Articles to the newsletter
• Free expert counseling on health, workplace & business issues
• Recommendations on the various support systems
• Monthly Online sessions by experts on business practices, technical topics, manufacturing practices and topics of interest requested by members.
• 2 Leadership development programmes per annum
• Discount on participation fee in select CII Events
• Opportunity for select members to counsel students in student mentoring programme.
Membership Services for students offered against fee:
• Membership to online forum
• Free expert counseling on health, career etc
• Monthly Online Training session on relevant topics from subject matter experts
• Career Counseling sessions by senior industry professional
• Opportunity to interact with Industry experts at select IWN sessions.
Terms of Reference:
• Membership shall be approved by IWN
• IWN has the discretion to continue or terminate membership
• Membership fee is reckoned for the current year
• Members joining in various months shall pay the fee on pro rata basis
• Membership fee is non refundable and non transferable
• Membership to IWN does not imply membership to CII and vice versa.
Contact DetailsIndian Women Network (IWN)Confederation of Indian IndustrySouthern Region Headquarters98/1, Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032Phone: 91-44-4244 4555 | Fax: 91-44-4244 4510e-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.indianwomennetwork.in
IWN ORGaNOGRaM
IWN REGIONal COuNCIl
Chairwoman Deputy Chairwoman
Vizag Zonal Council
Coimbatore Zonal Council
Trivandrum Zonal Council
Vijayawada Zonal Council
Trichy Zonal Council
Madurai Zonal Council
andhra Pradesh State
Karnataka State
Kerala State
Puducherry State
Tamil Nadu State
State Task Forces on Wellbeing, learning & Development, Policy & Services
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry,
Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.
CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Founded in
1895, India’s premier business association has over 7200 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 100,000 enterprises from around 242 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.
CII charts change by working closely with Government on policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, and enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and strategic global linkages. It also provides a platform for consensus-building and networking on key issues.
Extending its agenda beyond business, CII assists industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with civil society organizations carry forward corporate initiatives for integrated and inclusive development across diverse domains including affirmative action, healthcare, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development, empowerment of women, and water, to name a few.
The CII theme of ‘Accelerating Growth, Creating Employment’ for 2014-15 aims to strengthen a growth process that meets the aspirations of today’s India. During the year, CII will specially focus on economic growth, education, skill development, manufacturing, investments, ease of doing business, export competitiveness, legal and regulatory architecture, labour law reforms and entrepreneurship as growth enablers.
With 64 offices, including 9 Centres of Excellence, in India, and 7 overseas offices in Australia, China, Egypt, France, Singapore, UK, and USA, as well as institutional partnerships with 312 counterpart organizations in 106 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.
Indian Women Network (IWN)Confederation of Indian IndustrySouthern Region Headquarters98/1, Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032Phone: 91-44-4244 4555 | Fax: 91-44-4244 4510e-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.indianwomennetwork.in
Indian Women Network –IWN:
Is your company a member of CII Yes / No.
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Our Cheque / DD in favour of Confederation of Indian Industry
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We hereby give our consent to abide by the Rules and Regulations of IWN.
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MEMBERShIP FORM
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Terms of Reference:
•MembershipshallbeapprovedbyIWN
•IWNhasthediscretiontocontinueorterminatemembership
•Membershipfeeisreckonedforthecurrentyear
•Membersjoininginvariousmonthsshallpaythefeeonproratabasis
•Membershipfeeisnonrefundableandnontransferable
•MembershiptoIWNdoesnotimplymembershiptoCIIandviceversa.
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Indian Women Network (IWN)Confederation of Indian Industry
Southern Region Headquarters98/1, Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032
Phone: 91-44-4244 4555 | Fax: 91-44-4244 4510e-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.indianwomennetwork.in
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