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Tips to succeed as a woman in a male-dominated world.

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  Being a woman in a male-dominated environment has its challenges. The last thing most women want is for their gender to be their defining characteristic and the basis upon which all judgments of their worth are made.   The news of the past year with near-daily stories of sexual harassment and assault, gender inequality, and numerous other issues affecting women in the workplace, has unquestionably reinforced the fact that, however far women have come, we still live in a male-dominated world.   Through my many successes, pitfalls, and overall experiences, I found a few simple steps that I took to reach the level where I’m at today and emerge as the head of Business Development at FashionTV India at the mere age of 31.   1.       Cultivate confidence.  Be assertive. Being heard in male-dominated industries can sometimes mean learning to not allow others to interrupt you or speak over you. That doesn’t mean you need to adop...

Rukmani Singh Hooda - From “the Paris of Haryana” to “the Paris in France”

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Rukmani Singh Hooda was born on 15th May 1991 and bred in the city of Karnal, Haryana. With a serial business streak and a powerful drive to work, Rukmani currently heads the Business Development at FashionTV India with its head office in Paris. A pure marketing maniac, Rukmani has a demonstrated history of working across several industries including fashion, general management, operations, strategy, marketing and market research. There wasn’t anything too extraordinary with her upbringing, Rukmani’s earlier years were spent studying at Pratap Public School in Karnal. However, after having completed school, she took charge of the steering wheel of her life and navigated it towards a career in media. She went on to do her BA (Hons) Media Management from Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad and later, a Masters in International Communications. In 2019, she graduated with a PG Diploma certificate in Marketing Management from Centennial College in Toronto, Canada before moving...