These industry leaders outline how best to foster diversity and inclusion in company settings. (more…)...
Himalayan Express: India to host the second United Nations Parliamentary Assembly Model
In September 2021, India has been selected as the location for the second United Nations Parliamentary Assembly Model. Mirroring the structure of the first UNPA Model in Argentina, the forthcoming second UNPA Model in Delhi will be held virtually in response to the global pandemic, on the topic of Gender…...
City of Sacramento, Innovation and Economic Development, Mentor Sacramento: Volunteer Business Mentors
Rita Kakati-Shah didn’t have a mentor in her formative years, when she started working in finance, as one of the few women on the trading floor. It wasn’t until years later that she understood what she’d been missing. (more…)...
Starter Story: How we Transitioned all Training and Coaching Sessions Online
Hello again! Remind us who you are and what business you started. (more…)...
SEEMA Magazine: Firing up the Phoenix
Uma founder Rita Kakati Shah helps re-ignite careers of moms who took time off to be with children (more…)...
WELUM: Develop Women and Minorities in the Workforce
MEET RITA KAKATI-SHAH, AN AWARD-WINNING, GENDER, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND CAREER STRATEGIST, SPEAKER, AND ADVISOR TO FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES. (more…)...
GoCo: How to Stop Women from Leaving your Workforce
Over 860,000 women left the workforce in September of this year — a number four times the rate of men who left the workforce. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, women continue to be disproportionately impacted by the current circumstances. (more…)...
SEEMA Magazine: The Viral Risk of a Return to School
After more than eight months during which COVID-19 has cut a deadly swath through the U.S., South Asian parents are warily considering sending their children back to the classroom. (more…)...
Breaking Through, Rising Up: Strategies for Propelling Women of Color in Technology – Research Report with Citi and NPower
Foster inclusive leadership and establish organizational accountability metrics: Rita Kakati-Shah, Founder and CEO of Uma, notes that while many companies conduct trainings related to diversity and inclusion, the real question is what happens afterwards, “How are they being held accountable? (more…)...
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”…or should you?
No matter where in the world we are, from an early age we have been conditioned to “fit in”. And if we don’t, it is our fault. We have been trained to keep our personal lives completely separate from our professional lives, our views to ourselves, speak only when spoken…...