8 APRIL2023IN FOCUSAccording to Emeritus India Impact Survey 2022, two out of every three women professionals felt empowered to resume their careers after a long break by gaining knowledge and training from the upskilling programmes.Emeritus is a Global educational organization which provides professional training. They sur-veyed to find out how the professionals can stay job-secured and future-ready by participating in these programmes.Few women get the opportunity to be promoted in their jobs rather than men who frequently get promoted in the same field, there is a barrier called a 'broken rug' which causes a hindrance in women's upliftment, a study by McKinsey & Company.According to Emeritus India, women who move forward to learn these upliftment skills face fewer hindrances in their careers. About 82 percent of women have seen a sudden growth in their careers after attending these programmes in just six months while 93 percent said that they were more efficient at their workplaces after enrolling on a professional course.Almost 79 percent of women advanced their careers in the organisations they work for. These programmes have truly helped those women who want to restart their careers after a long break.According to a poll, there was a visible growth seen in women's self-confidence after learning these skills. Women especially mothers at times face motherhood penalties (less paid than fathers) after a career break. By learning these programmes, they had a boost in self-confidence.After the programme's completion, 100 percent of the respondents claimed that they had an increase in self-confidence and growth in workplaces. These programmes helped in building up their business acumen (78 percent), advanced job security (71 percent), expanding the network (95 percent), developing skills (61 percent), and standing out in the job market (55 percent). 2 OUT OF 3 WOMEN RETURN TO WORKFORCE AFTER A BREAK, THROUGH UPSKILLING PROGRAMMES FINDS REPORTFEW WOMEN GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PROMOTED IN THEIR JOBS RATHER THAN MEN WHO FREQUENTLY GET PROMOTED IN THE SAME FIELD, THERE IS A BARRIER CALLED A 'BROKEN RUG' WHICH CAUSES A HINDRANCE IN WOMEN'S UPLIFTMENT
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