The Indian corporate sector has been witnessing a paradigm shift in its human resources structuring from an absolute male bastion to a gender neutral atmosphere with women executives gradually progressing towards senior management positions in diverse organizations. Such continuing shift has been possible for two noteworthy reasons: one, the grit and determination of the Indian corporate woman to prove her mettle in the industry and, the other, realization on the part of the corporate sector about the potential and talent of the women executives and acknowledging the same. This article dwells on the second reason and tries to establish the Indian corporate woman as an endowment to corporate India.

The last few decades have wit nessed a sea change in the corporate sector with, at first, women taking the initiative to join the workforce and then the shift in the temperament of the working women—not choosing to opt for full-time work outside home. In fact, in India, in the span of the past decade, full-time work outside the home has lost some of its appeal to mothers. Commenting on from the point of view of the spinster woman, who does not have a family of her own, but who, in the present day oriental society, takes up the responsibility of her old and infirm parents and her brothers and sisters on her own shoulders, it can be remarked that women belonging to the said category also faces the same turmoil as the working mothers. Time continues to remain as a constraint even to such women who also, therefore, have to juggle time between workplace and home.

Corporate women, at large, irrespective of whether they are working mothers with families or single mothers, are unanimous when they criticize the work culture as it restricts them to meet their social commitments. Weekdays to them are normally stressful as they have to balance both home and workplace woes. Socializing with people or other members of the family or pursuing their hobbies are all left to be attended to on Sundays and holidays, but many a time they are barred from spending time indulging in such activities as their corporate commitments stand in their way. Again most of such women find it extremely difficult to travel to meet their corporate assignments as they have to arrange for people to look after their children and families during their absence. Also finding the perfect replacement is not easy in most cases.

HRM Review Magazine, Indian Corporate Sector, Indian Corporate Woman, Women Empowerment Committee, ICICI Prudential, Hindustan Lever Limited, Information Technology, Infosys Women's Inclusivity Network, IWIN, Bharti Enterprises, American Express.