Empowering Women Leaders for Violence Prevention: Parity Lab’s partnership with Leadership That Works - India
1 in 3 women worldwide face violence in their lifetimes . Communities across nations tackle the harsh reality of this appalling statistic, with the help of bold, entrepreneurial leaders working to prevent and address gender-based violence. However, their ability to sustain and scale up their innovations is limited by a lack of financial, cultural, and social capital. In the face of these obstacles, leadership becomes a tight-rope walk. Making balanced decisions that consider personal values, future goals, and current circumstances seems inconceivable. For our founder, Mathangi Swaminathan, coaching became a tool to become a better leader, capable of facing these challenges to achieve social change. “I experienced coaching for the first time in 2017. For the first time ever, I had a safe space to talk, a professional who listened to me with no judgment and with compassion and curiosity. That led to a powerful journey of discovering my own voice, and to a life of listening to my soul. B