Women have to demonstrate competence to be considered credible. "One of the areas that that has impacted me personally, and that I continue to see is credibility. While COVID-19 has undoubtedly complicated workplace dynamics for women in comms, Bhattacharya says attaining credibility has long been a challenge for women in the industry. About 50% also cited "workload increases" as a front-of-mind challenge. The report includes findings from 423 participating organizations employing 12 million people, with over 65,000 people surveyed.Īmong US respondents, over 50% cited "mental health" as significant or somewhat of a challenge during the pandemic – less than 30% were significantly or somewhat concerned about the impact the pandemic has had on their physical health. Comparatively, about 35% of men felt burned out and about 30% reported exhaustion. In fact, nearly 45% of women said they've felt burnout for months and over 35% report feeling exhausted, according to the Women in Workplace 2021 study by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey. "COVID has been very difficult for women overall with additional responsibilities, and women's participation in the workplace has gone back several decades," says Bhattacharya.
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In addition, Bhattacharya works with Fortune 1000 businesses and organizations from the healthcare, retail, manufacturing and financial industries. She leads a team of over 1,100 sales and technology professionals across 20 countries, and works closely with Verizon's global enterprise and government customers on 5G, edge computing, software-defined services and business services. Debika Bhattacharya is SVP of 5G and enterprise solutions for Verizon Business Group.īhattacharya has over 25 years of experience in the telecom industry and is currently SVP of 5G and enterprise solutions for Verizon Business Group.