Watch: Candid lessons on navigating work and leadership, as told by 3 women leaders

In this special video, HR leaders Seetal Bhatti and Meike Macfarlane, along with business owner Maddy Barber, tell us about the realities, lessons, and perspectives that have helped them grow as women at work.

- With inputs by Sarah Gideon.

In line with this year's International Women's Day campaign theme, #GiveToGain, we reached out to women leaders for a peek into how they see themselves as women of today – whether in, or out of the workplace.

In this final part of our video series, three leaders share honest reflections, career-defining lessons, and personal insights on how they are navigating leadership today. From evolving definitions of womanhood to key lessons shaped by their careers, their stories offer a deeper look into what it means to be a woman at work today.

Here are the women leaders featured in this edition:

1. Maddy Barber, Founder, Madly Gems
2. Meike MacFarlane, Head of HR, Lidl & Kaufland Asia
3. Seetal Bhatti, Global Head of HR for Technology and Operations, Standard Chartered

Click on the image below to watch the video and hear their perspectives, and how their journeys continue to shape the way they lead, support others, and drive change.

Keep up to date with our ongoing IWD special coverage here.

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