Women’s Desk
We discuss inclusion, diversity, and workplace culture across a range of platforms. It is encouraging to learn that when speakers address topics like women’s career advancement and equal employment opportunity (EEO) on various platforms, it will likely be more emerging, and good workplace culture focusing on women appears to be rising. With an expectation of 2 to 3 years, it will be feasible to meet the workplace culture KPIs.
However, as the speaker pointed out, conversations about inclusion and diversity tend to be more prominent around March 8 each year—International Women’s Day. During this time, HR departments often organize employee engagement events where female colleagues show greater interest and participation. These events usually involve discussions, photo sessions, and social media engagement, with likes and comments reflecting temporary enthusiasm. While such initiatives create awareness, they often do not translate into long-term cultural shifts within organizations. However, the notion has exceptions too.
Despite the increasing number of corporate events focusing on women’s empowerment, significant gaps remain in addressing real workplace challenges. Many crucial questions about workplace culture, policies, and gender inclusivity remain unanswered. The gap between what is discussed in the events and what is implemented in reality is evident—there is often a disconnect between strategic planning and tangible action. As a result, sustainable and effective solutions for gender diversity in the workplace are still very limited or nearly nonexistent.
In this gap, the Women’s Desk exists, an initiative of the Talent Forum. This is the country’s first platform for women-specific solutions in this category.
This platform has corporate settings and emphasizes non-profitable social contribution.
This Women’s Desk is a social platform to facilitate working women accelerating their knowledge and careers, as opposed to thinking that in high-stakes scenarios, we are the only ones responsible for it.
This women-specific, one-stop solution team is ready to stand on your side.
- Rahat Sohail Ananna, Advisor
- Kaniz Sultana, Program Advisor
- Nafisa Sharmin, Women Engagement & Outreach Manager
This women-specific, one-stop legal solution partner is ready to stand on your side.
To enhance our HR legal capabilities, we have reached a mutual understanding in the form of an MOU with Mahbub & Company (www.mahbub-law.com); 1st-tier company in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
This women-specific, one-stop mental health solution partner is ready to stand on your side:
Dr. Nasir Uddin Ahmed, Mental Health Advisor
He completed his Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Psychiatry at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and his MBBS at Dhaka Medical College (DMC).
He works as a mental health consultant in the private sector, focusing on corporate.
Our team members brought experiences from the following sectors.
We have worked with and delivered consulting results in the FMCG (MNC & Local), Tobacco, Telecom, Food, Food Ingredient, Pharmaceuticals (MNC & Local), Textile, RMG, RMG Accessories, Large Conglomerate, Government, Bank (International & Local), MFS, GAS, Leather, Automobile, Construction & Building Materials, Consulting company, DTH, e-Commerce & Logistics, Electronic Appliance, Technology, Property & Hospitals, Media, UN, Bilateral Organization, INGO, and Local NGO sectors.
Under the umbrella of MNC, Large Local, and Consulting Organization, we covered nearly all sectors at the corporate, manufacturing, upcountry, and international levels.
This corporate setting meets the following KPIs for both individuals and corporations:
- Talent sourcing
- Workplace culture
- Diversity and inclusion
- Career advancement
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
You can gain more understanding of the Women’s Desk Roadmap by reading through our USPs, Charter, Policy, What We Do, current Women’s Desk team, partners, and onboarding procedure.
This women-specific, one-stop solution platform is ready to stand on your side.
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