Unity in diversity. That is how Sonal Bansal describes her experience at up! SURGE, a three-week-long curated learning journey for women in leadership roles.

A flagship program offered by XLRI’s Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusive Leadership (CGEIL) in collaboration with XL4W, an international alumni chapter of the institute.

“There were so many people with different backgrounds and cultures, but with one purpose: to learn,” says Ms. Bansal, who was present at a structured networking event held at the Taj Yeshwanthpur in Bengaluru on August 17, part of the larger up! SURGE programme, which has worked with fourcohorts of women so far.

And yes, despite the diversity — whether it is age, background, industry, or function — the challenges most female leaders face are essentially the same. “We can’t deny the fact that there is a huge gap between men and women in the workplace,” points out Ms. Bansal, Senior Manager, Accounts and Finance, at Birla Corporation Limited, Kolkata.

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