Women leaders and entrepreneurs from various sectors came together at Thaaragai 2026, a summit hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Indian Women Network (IWN) Tamil Nadu.
“Platforms like Thaaragai play a vital role in bringing together leaders from industry, government, and academia to share ideas and create solutions that help more women succeed. When women are empowered with the right opportunities and mentorship, they become powerful catalysts for progress,” said Amudhavalli Ranganathan, vice-chairwoman, IWN Tamil Nadu, director of CavinKare, and executive director of CK Group of Educational Institutions.
Aravindan Selvaraj, co-founder and executive director of Kauvery Hospitals, shared some statistics on women in the healthcare sector, citing numbers from his hospital chain. “We have 12 hospitals with 2,500 beds and employ 13,000 people. Of them, 70% are women.”
He further said: “Once, when we convened a middle management meeting, I realised we had more men [than women]. I thought it was not right, and since then, we have proactively hired women. Today, 70% of our middle management comprise women. If you look at our senior management, 50% are women. At the CXO (Chief Experience Officer) level, we have 20%-30% women.”
