These Indian women aced the game of technology in 2023 yuva story presents a list of women leaders in technology we featured this year. Their journeys continue to inspire other women to dream big and strive for success.
the latest report by AIM Research titled ‘Women in Tech 2023 (India)’ reveals that women employees account for 29% of India’s total pool of tech workers and merely 8% are in tech leadership roles across sectors.
Additionally, according to Skillsoft’s2023 Women in Tech Report, which highlights the top challenges and areas of opportunity for women working in technology, 35% of women techies note that men outnumber them at ratios greater than 4:1 within their organisations. About 45% of women surveyed feel that they are not given equal opportunities.
Several factors lead to a difficult environment for women in technology, including the existence of a male-dominated leadership, challenges in effectively managing both home and work responsibilities, insufficient networking skills, the absence of robust mentorship programmes, and ott
Despite these barriers, many women in leadership positions in technology have successfully overcome challenges and reached top positions in their respective areas of expertise. They are not just breaking the glass ceiling but also inspiring other women to climb the tech ladder.
Here are the top women in tech stories of this year.\
Isha Oke
Meta As Meta’s Data Science Lead, Isha Oke oversees identifying future investments in Reels ranking/monetisation, evaluates launch tradeoffs, defines metrics, and manages product success through complex A/B testing setups.
In her current role, she also creates mentorship programmes and guides new hires and colleagues transitioning to data science at Meta.
efore that, she worked for Microsoft, engaging in diverse data science roles—from data engineering to making strategic product recommendations. During her years at Microsoft, she got two patents approved.
As a woman in technology, she feels fortunate to have female mentors at different times of her career. “One of the female leaders taught me how emotional vulnerability and empathy can help build stronger relationships with mentees.
By emotional vulnerability, it means it is okay to be extremely transparent and honest about your strengths and your weaknesses. And it’s also okay as a leader to acknowledge where you’re lacking, and where you can do better,” she tells
Rajalakshmi Sakthivel, Car Audio, Automotive Division,
HARMAN Rajalakshmi Sakthivel is Senior Director at HARMAN International (India), a global leader in car audio technology and an independent subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.
At HARMAN, her role is to put together the car audio group, which has grown from an initial team of 10 to over 300 people today. “I was given a senior director position as a global leader for platform software.
In addition to this, I was also given a site leader responsibility for the car audio team. This involved consistent practices and implementation of policies and procedures across different functions within car audio,”
she tells HerStory She completed her BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Vinayaka Mission Krupananda Engineering College in Salem in 1996. However, it took her some time to get her first break in ADS Exports as an R&D Engineer.
Despite not “getting into the creamy layer” of companies, she excelled in her career, holding key positions at companies like APTIV and Delphi Automotive Systems. Sakthivel played a significant role in the launch of the Tata Nano and has been instrumental in building the car audio group at HARMAN.
