Rita Kakati Shah (Mathematics & Management, 2001) set up her own company, Uma, to help people – mainly women – back into work after a career break. (more…)...
“I Didn’t Let the Motherhood Penalty Stop Me, and Neither Should You”, Rita Kakati Shah | Working Mother, Apr 9, 2018
In June 2016, I was attending a professional networking event when I realized that the acronym on my name tag was literally repelling people. It simply read SAHM (Stay-at-Home Mom). (more…)...
Expert Interview in the leading global business intelligence firm ORC International with Uma Founder and CEO, Rita Kakati Shah
Rita Kakati Shah is the CEO and Founder of Uma, a New York based recruitment organisation empowering mums who desire to re-enter the workforce after a career break. (more…)...
You Can Have Your Kids and Work It Too, Purist, October 27, 2017
It was while growing up in East London in the 1980s, that Rita Kakati Shah—whose parents hailed from Assam, India—got her first glimpse of what it means to be treated unfairly because of one’s gender. (more…)...
Your NYC Neighbor: Rita Kakati Shah of UMA, Baby Does NYC, October 2, 2017
Your NYC Neighbor – is a way of introducing New Yorkers to a rich community of savvy parents. (more…)...
Mommybites Chit-Chat with Rita Kakati Shah, Founder and CEO of Uma, Mommy Bites, September 12, 2017
Mommybites Chit-Chat: Conversations with luminaries, entrepreneurs and influencers in the parenting world (more…)...
“Women Entrepreneurs Rule”, WeRule, August 17, 2017
Success means… believing in yourself. Three adjectives that deserve me are... ambitious, bold, persistent. (more…)...