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Everyone-men and women- can pledge to take a concrete step to help achieve gender parity more quickly, whether to help women and girls achieve their ambitions, call for gender-balanced leadership, respect and value differences, develop more inclusive and flexible cultures or root-out workplace bias. Each of us can be a leader within our own spheres of influence and commit to take pragmatic action to help include and advance women. Together, we can accelerate the clock. WOMEN OF

RANI LAKSHMI BAI SAROJINI NAIDU First Woman Warrior First Woman President of India’s of Indian National Independence Congress WOMEN OF INDIA

SAVITRI BAI PHULE MOTHER TERESA First Female Teacher Recipient of Noble of India Peace Prize & Bharat Ratna WOMEN OF INDIA

INDIRA GANDHI PRATIBHA PATIL First Woman Prime First Woman President Minister of India of India WOMEN OF INDIA

NEERJA BHANOT Youngest and First PUNITA ARORA Woman Recipient of First Woman Lt. Ashok Chakra. Also General of Indian Arm with Pakistan’s ‘Tamgha-e-Insaniyat’ WOMEN OF INDIA

KUNJARANI DEVI M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI Recipient of Padma Shree First Musician to be awarded with Bharat Ratna WOMEN OF INDIA

LATA MANGESHKAR SHAKUNTALA DEVI Melody Queen of Guiness Book of India World Record Holder for Her Mathematical Genusity WOMEN OF INDIA

BACHENDRI PAL KIRAN BEDI First Indian Woman to First Woman IPS Climb the Mount Officer of India Everest WOMEN OF INDIA

KALPANA CHAWLA RITA FARIA First Indian Woman to First Indian Woman to go in Space Win Miss World WOMEN OF INDIA

P.T. USHA KARNAM Queen of Indian MALLESWARI Athelete First Indian Woman to Win an Olympic Medal WOMEN OF INDIA

MARY KOM First Indian Woman First Indian Woman Boxer to receive Rajiv Tennis Player to Win a Gandhi Khel Ratna Grand Slam Award WOMEN OF INDIA

SAINA NEHWAL AISHWARYA RAI First Indian Woman to First Indian to be a Win the Junior Jury Member at Badminton Cannes International Championship Film Festival WOMEN OF INDIA

INDRA NOOYI CHANDA KOCHAR CEO PepsiCo MD & CEO ICICI Bank WOMEN OF INDIA

ARUNDHATI CHITRA BHATTACHARYA BALAKRISHNA Chairman, SBI MD National Stock Exchange WOMEN OF INDIA

SHIKHA SHARMA KIRAN MAZUMDAR MD & CEO Axis Bank SHAW Chairman & MD Biocon Ltd WOMEN OF INDIA

NAINA LAL KIDWAI KIRTHIGA REDDY President FICCI & MD Facebook India Country Head HSBC WOMEN OF INDIA

The List is Endless...... Inspiring Millions...... WOMEN OF MITHIBAI WOMEN OF MITHIBAI WOMEN OF MITHIBAI THE YOUNG BRIGADE OF MITHIBAI.....making us Proud!!!!!

GAURI MEHTA GARIMA YAJNIK TYBMS MA Selected to Participate in Femina Miss India “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild