SPJIMR launches management course for women returning to work post career-break

A course exclusively for women

Women who are forced to take a break from career for personal or family reasons, now have a reason to rejoice.

The S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) has launched a pioneering new programme that will drive away all the worries of women professionals who wish to return to work after a career-break.

The programme is called the Management Programme for Women (MPW), an 11-month, full time, post graduate programme designed to meet the knowledge gaps and skills development needs of women who are returning to a corporate career after a break of more than two years. MPW stands out in the academic space as the only programme of its kind from a leading management school for returning women, and marks an important step in developing a pipeline of women leaders for tomorrow.

Research indicates that almost half of Indian women drop out of the pipeline before reaching mid-career. Many of them are willing to return to work but are often unable to find the support they need to take up important roles. MPW is designed to meet the needs of this specific target group. It goes beyond traditional management programmes and will cover in its curriculum a range of subjects that will prepare women leaders to take up the challenges of a career in today’s competitive environment and inspire women leaders to be ready for bigger roles.

The programme was launched on September 1 in Mumbai by Mr. Deepak Parekh, Chairperson, HDFC, and Chairperson of the SPJIMR Governing Council.

Parekh said: “The programme opens up new opportunities for a large section of women who wish to pursue their dreams and in the process also open a rich pipeline of talent for corporate India. This will help businesses fill up senior positions and help drive towards a more gender balanced leadership mix.”

SPJIMR Dean Dr. Ranjan Banerjee said: “We believe that a large pool of talented women with under-utilized and significant leadership potential exists today. SPJIMR would like to be at the forefront of nurturing and building this leadership potential and MPW represents a small beginning in this direction.”

Dr. Sumita Datta, Head of MPW said: “We want to make this programme a learning journey through which participants will enhance their knowledge, skills and confidence. Our pre-partnership arrangement with large corporates opens up exciting opportunities for mentoring, internships and placements for the participants. This will contribute in creating a diverse and inclusive work culture in the long term.”

The launch also saw an insightful discussion on the role of women leaders to help power India’s growth story, to have more gender balanced teams across functions and to bring a different kind of analysis and in-sighting to the board room.

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