From the Age of Patriarchy to the Age of Harmony

The world is full of inspiring women who have overcome obstacles to be leaders in their respective fields and community, and as we all know, female role models can have an enormous impact in encouraging women to challenge negative stereotypes and to shake up the status quo in the workplace and wider society. Asian women, especially women from that of countries embedded within strong patriarchal cultural heritages, often experience more structural/organizational barriers and challenges, compared with women in more gender-neutral cultures. Each country has its unique cultural, social, and political situations that women leaders in each country have experienced. And when we look around the world we could see a number of young women who have grown to top positions in boardrooms, finding way through all the obstacles.

Women Trendsetters

Today, we could see a number of women leaders who have fought their way to be great leaders in the society. Divya Gokulnath who along with her husband, co-founded BYJU, a learning app that aims to help educate children in India have more opportunities to learn outside the classroom, is a strong woman personality to be admired. Anjali Menon, an upcoming movie director, who has fought her way in the field of filim direction, where much women have'nt tried. Falguni Nayar, who's fashion brand Nykaa's name has crossed the boundries. These are some of the women in different fields who have set out an example for young generation.

Here, in this issue of Women Entrepreneur India, we are introducing a list of such `Top 10 Prominent Women Leaders in Asia ­ 2023'. These young women have risen to top positions and have become inspiring leaders; their stories will be a true motivation to women all over the country, who want to chase their dreams. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.