Women in EM( Emerging markets ) are more ambitious so says a recent HBR blog !!

What the blog says
Women in Emerging Markets Say They're Very Ambitious Professional ambition is extraordinarily high among women in the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, as well as in the United Arab Emirates, say Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Ripa Rashid, authors of Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets. The proportion of educated women in those countries who reported in a survey that they are "very ambitious" is 59%, 63%, 85%, 65%, and 92%, respectively, compared with 36% in the United States. The numbers of women who aspire to the top jobs in companies is similarly high in those countries, the authors say. Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets: Why Women Are the Solution by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Ripa Rashid

My Comments
Why? After ages of suppression and living in a male dominated world how come we have got these trends . Is it like a "waiting to exhale" kind of situation- you did not get a platform or opportunity to express yourself and once you have got it make the most of it ? Or is it that the drive to excel is greater when the competition is more intense ? We don’t have finite responses to these queries . But it certainly calls for employers relooking at their talent management strategy – both the talent acquisition approach and the talent engagement and development outlook . Women might have certain unique needs and you might need to address them as employers on a timely basis . And once these issues / concerns are addressed you might have a totally engaged / committed , highly skilled employee on board .

All in all we can safely say that if the current trend continues we can see more and more women in senior leadership positions in EM