Boss Quote by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

When I started Biocon in 1978, the obstacles I needed to navigate were manifold - ranging from infrastructural hurdles to issues related to my…

— Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

One of my objectives when I started Biocon was to make sure that I create a company for women scientists to pursue a vocation.

— Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

I moderated a panel focusing just on women and the specific challenges that women entrepreneurs face. And we found that around the world, the…

— Valerie Jarrett

One of the biggest challenges is for women to find an organization that's willing to accept them back after they leave the work force…

— Diane Garnick

When you get into this industry and the restrictions placed on women, first, and then on women on color, next? Yeah, this business comes…

— Teyonah Parris

I have a great team who has helped me build Biocon, I was very fortunate to be able to share my vision with a…

— Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Women in business, women in employment anywhere face a very different set of challenges than their male counterparts.

— Jane Park

I remember the reactions I got when we first visited factories to inspect the projects that we were funding. It was not easy for…

— Chanda Kochhar

Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

I would say the biggest challenge I had as a woman in science is be a mom. It's really hard. It's very hard work…

— Heidi Hammel

In particular, I want to set a challenge to public bodies and private companies to improve gender balance on their own boards.

— Nicola Sturgeon

If a company want to cast its net widely, they will absolutely find qualified women. I don't really think there are any real barriers…

— Mary Dillon