Rubi Khan

Bio: 

Rubi works in the area of learning, talent and DEI, and has lead initiatives and projects impacting business. She brings in a unique blend of research and practitioner’s perceptive at work in her writing.

Articles by Rubi Khan

Confidant First, Ally Later: LGBTQ+ and Disclosures

While the world celebrates PRIDE month, we still have a long way to go before we see the light on the other side of the tunnel. We still live in a place where revealing one's sexual orientation is the most challenging decision. No surveys have so far determined the number of LGBTQ+ scientists in India. In an empirical investigation in 2021, 47 people surveyed in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in India from the LGBTQ+ community revealed that 38% had experienced mental health issues. Sexual and gender minority students find STEM less welcoming.

July 3, 2023
Tags:
Diversity Equity Inclusion, DEI, Belonging, Gender Identity, Culture, Employee Experience, Retaining Talent, Talent Management, India
Broken Rung

We all are aware of Glass Ceiling. The number of women making it to the boardroom has always been under scrutiny. The Indian corporate law mandate has significantly contributed. As a result, women's representation on boards has increased from 6% in 2013 to 18% in 2022. According to the recent EY report 2022, nearly 95% of the NIFTY 500 companies now have women on the board of directors.

March 2, 2023
Tags:
Diversity and Inclusion, Culture, India
Data-driven talent transformation

As rightly said by Jelf Zeanah, “The role of data analytics in an organization is to provide a greater level of specificity to the discussion.” 

These days' data is ubiquitous within the organization. Every system has a spreadsheet for working on and analyzing something. Organizations prefer their decisions to be based on and backed by data. The last three years have been a whirlwind for organizations. The workforce has gone through high churn, and the ways of working have changed drastically. 

September 20, 2022