Posts in male allies
The Power of Imagination: Male Ally Navjot Singh Reflects on His Inspiring Journey at McKinsey, Entrepreneurship, and Supporting Women in the Workplace

“I am a big male ally. However, I have to be honest. I am an ally to anyone who wants an ally. I do not differentiate.” We are honored to launch our Male Allies series on Women Who Win with Navjot Singh, Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey and entrepreneur. In this inspiring interview with Women Who Win for the launch of our special Male Allies series, Navjot reflects on his career journey at McKinsey Consulting and General Electric, what male allyship means to him, and his current experiences with “Resetting to Zero”. With a deep passion for imagination and creativity, Navjot writes, “There is so much to be done, and I believe we are only limited by our imagination” 

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Asian University for Women: A Powerful Conversation with Jack Meyer (Chairman Emeritus Board of Directors - AUW Support Foundation) on Women's Education

“We want young women who will change the world - movers & shakers. We wanted to send the message that women’s education is to be valued.” We are honored to share a powerful conversation with Mr. Jack Meyer. Mr. Jack R. Meyer, Former President and CEO of Harvard Management Company, Chairman Emeritus, Board of Directors of Asian University for Women (AUW) Support Foundation; He speaks on “Women’s Education in Developing Nations”, as the “Silver Bullet” that treats everything. And also the terrific job done by Mr. Kamal Ahmed (Founder of AUW), AUW, the US military, US Universities, and several other groups who have come together to help and continue to help the 148 Afghan female young students who left Kabul in Aug 2021 to re-settle in the US. Mr. Meyer has managed Harvard University’s endowment for over 15 years and the Rockefeller Foundation’s endowment . In this powerful and thought-provoking conversation with Women Who Win host Anita Chitnis, they discuss AUW’s mission, women’s global education, and how we can get involved!

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Male Allies - Dr. Dhrumil Shah and Ramakrishna Penumarthy on why Women Empowerment is Important to Them

“When women are living safely, given respect, and are provided opportunities , they can reach their full potential and carry their own productive lives. Women empowerment is crucial to our societal and community growth” (Ramakrishna & Dhrumil) We are excited to kick-off our Male Allies series, where we spotlight men who are leading women empowerment in their communities. Today, we have Dr. Dhrumil Shah and Ramakrishna Penumarthy, two wonderful community leaders, who have been a true support in the Women Who Win journey. They share their stories and how they seek to empower women across the many organizations they work with such as IMANE, Telugu Association, Volunteering for Seniors, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs etc. (and of course, we had to ask them, who is a woman in your life that you most admire?) Check out their stories!

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