Applied Materials India

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When someone asked me who my female mentors were, I realized that I had none. I was very lucky to have had wonderful male mentors. Truly wonderful. They helped me, guided me, pushed me forward. But I did not meet any women who were interested in mentoring me. It took me years to understand why... They weren't bad people. They were simply busy fighting and competing for their own survival. There were so few spots at "the top" that helping another woman could feel like a threat, not an opportunity. The men who mentored me, on the other hand, didn't have that fear. They weren't threatened by my success. If anything, helping me rise reflected well on them. They had room to be generous. That's when I understood: it wasn't about me or these female professionals. . It was about scarcity. When there's only one seat, people protect it. When there's room at the table, people pull up chairs. That difference stuck with me. So when my partner, Polina Ivko and I built our firm, we made a decision: We would mentor women intentionally. We hire women intentionally. We would give more women a seat at the table. Because when women support each other instead of competing for scraps, everyone rises. Happily, it IS getting better out there. But we decided very early on that we won't be waiting for the world to catch up.