Women leaders in Retail, delivering results and driving change

In Asia and the Pacific, women's role as leaders and agents of change is being increasingly recognized. In recent years, governments, political bodies, businesses, and corporations have moved towards gender parity, although this progress remains slow. About 40 to 45 percent of entry-level positions in Asian companies are occupied by women, but at the C-suite level at senior-management levels this ratio drops to about 25 percent in Singapore but as low as 4 percent and even lower than that in Japan and India. Women in Asia bring unique skills, perspectives, and experiences to the workplace, which can help businesses, succeed in today's competitive and rapidly changing environment.

Significance of Women leaders in Retail from Asia: Women leaders in Retail from Asia blessed with certain traits that are tailor-made to suit the needs of this industry and making them perfect retailers. They are gifted with undeniable qualities such as pleasant, patient, empathetic, stable, effective communicator including others, which makes them more suitable for specific retail roles in Asia. Women leaders in Retail from Asia has is the ability to connect and develop a community, through understanding, attracting, engaging and retaining customers, which are crucial for not only retail but for every business. With fostering entrepreneurship spirit merging with feminism, the world is witnessing unimaginable today. In this challenging and highly competitive world women are constantly breaking down societal barriers by succeeding and excelling in almost every industry and retail is no exception.

Retail market worldwide: Retail relates to the sale of goods and services to consumers. Transactions take place through various channels of distribution across an ever-growing range of industries. In 2022, the global retail market generated sales of over 27 trillion U.S. dollars, with a forecast to reach over 30 trillion U.S. dollars by 2024.

In this issue, the Women Entrepreneur magazine brings a list of ‘Top 10 Women leaders in Retail from Asia – 2023’, who are domineers of change in the corporate realm of the country. This list of ten leading and inspiring women is crafted by a team of CEOs, VCs, and the editorial board, delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of an economically powerful nation.