Thiruvananthapuram: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has initiated the Indian Women Network (IWN), the first of a structured platform for furthering women’s professional network.
Following Kochi branch’s success with 42 members, CII is launching its Thiruvananthapuram edition on January 17 at Technopark.
The network will extend to students of final year graduation and post-graduation and guide them through career options and give them an opportunity to be mentored by successful women achievers.
CII felt the need for a women’s platform after the success of the Kochi branch.
According to a senior official of CII in Kochi, any working woman or final year degree student can take an annual membership: individual (Rs 3,500 plus tax), corporate (Rs 3,000 plus tax) and student membership (Rs 500 plus tax).
Ms Suchitra Ella, Chairwoman IWN Southern region and joint managing director of Bharath Biotech International Ltd, V. K. Mathews of IBS Software Services Pvt Ltd and Ms Aruna Sundararajan, KSIDC managing director, will attend the inaugural session.
A panel discussion on “21st Century – A New Paradigm for Career Women” will follow the session.
