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	Editorial We often speak of industry best practices, and how to apply them in everyday functioning for the betterment of the organisation and its employees. But it is rarely that one gets to be a part of helping create a benchmark, and see how ideal situations can be built just as easily as any other.
	Winning mothers : because they’re worth it! Jyothsna Hirode, IBM, leads the Advancement of Women programs at IBM. She and her team have been working very closely with Interweave to plan off- and on-ramping of expectant mothers as a minority group. Jyothsna shares some aspects of IBM's diversity initiatives.
	You ask, We answer Our training sessions often result in very thought-provoking questions, starting further rounds of discussion and learning.
	Did you know About our newest members - Kalpana Tatavarti - Archana Srinivasan
	Interweave - at close quarters It's indeed been a power-packed quarter, with events, workshops, and unique D&I initiatives. Here’s filling you in on what we have been doing, and what we’re looking forward to.
	Movers, shakers and news makers Women will rule business – TIME specials Mothers at work

"Treat pregnancy as any other normal period." These are words of wisdom from Richa Shekar, Programme Manager – PMO Group at Sasken Communication Technologies. Richa’s practical views and planned approach earned her a promotion in the eighth month of her pregnancy! We learn how she made her return to work, post pregnancy, easy and rewarding.

"People were laughing about how my son would be a PMI from day one." As a mother-to-be for the first time, Richa was uneasy about working. So she took a break in her seventh month. But ever the proactive achiever, she completed a project management certification course during that period, writing the exam just two days before her son was born! This gave her the right launch pad to come back to work.

"The second time, I was more comfortable and confident." Neither her first child (three-and-half years old when the second one was born) nor her second pregnancy affected her career success. She worked till the last day of her last trimester and even started the PMO Group. She put together a new team and guided them even when she began working from home.

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Winning mothers : because they’re worth it!

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Interweave - at close quarters

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