kavita ramdas

New Delhi, India · fordfoundation.org

intro’d to Kavita via huffpo’s live interviews via Ahmed at davos wef14:

i don’t think a women should be brought to the table or considered a leader because she’s a woman, but because she’s a  human being.

we need to rethink what it means to be a leader. having a title, or a certain age, doesn’t determine leadership. ie: we have these categories called global shapers, et al, why can’t we just consider them leaders? why not just invite them to sit at the table with us..

it’s not a question of – are there enough women leaders to come – it’s about redefining leadership

rapes in india – every 20 min, in the us – every 6 min

do we really want to play this game…?

i think we’d do a good job – give us a chance…

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Kavita is the representative for new delhi for the ford foundation:

Kavita N. Ramdas serves as the representative for the foundation’s office in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, where she oversees all of our grant making in the region. The regional work focuses on issues of equity, inclusion, economic fairness, freedom of expression, human rights, sexuality and reproductive health and rights, transparency and accountable governance, and sustainable development. Kavita also works to leverage relationships