"Sisterhood" by Taruna Goel, Acrylics on Paper
In my career spanning over 22 years, I have worked with some amazing people. But I have to admit, in many cases, it was the men who were calling the shots at the top and the women were politely (or rudely) shown the glass ceiling.
But a few weeks ago, I had an epiphany.In the last 10 years, I have been mostly working with women leaders. It hasn't been a conscious choice or even something I thought about up until a few weeks ago. On a whim, I started to write down the names of all the leaders/sponsors of my past and current projects; 80% were women. Here's a shout-out to some of these fabulous women: Diane Evans, Laura Bosneaga, Debbie Yule, Mary Kenny, Maggie Hope-Simpson, Kathy McKee, Teresa Francis, Catherine Cross, Suzanne Cirtwill, Judy Dickson, Nikki Barnett, Shannon Trites, Helene Barton, Krista Bax, Eva Schausberger, Alison Brophey, Gayle Palas and there are many others!
These women are passionate, engaged, driven, and ambitious and are taking charge to lead, manage, coach, mentor, and get the job done. One of the things that I find most inspiring about all these women is how their work is truly making a difference!
Melinda Gates said, "A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman."
I am so fortunate that I am surrounded by strong women and I know I am one of them.
I made this painting to recognize the strong women in my life including my Mother and my sisters Bharti Birla, Chitra Bhatia nee Batra, Meenali Gulati, and Nidhi Batra!
