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As per the Global Gender Gap Report 2021, it will take 267.6 years to close the gender gap in economic participation and opportunity.In 2021, India slipped 28 places and ranked 140th among 156 nations in The Global Gender Gap Index.Our female labour force participation rate stands distressingly low at 22.3 per cent.Only 31 percent of women occupy the Chief Human Resources Officer's role in India, a role which is over-represented by women in other countries, such as the US and South Africa.Less than 3 percent of Chief Executive Officers in India are women.In our first interview of 2022, I talk to Nishtha Anand on her first book - Awakening the Rainmaker where she shares the interviews with so many luminaries,a framework to establish a gender neutral ecosystem in organisations and includes practices for gender neutral upbringing. Awakening the Rainmaker is a practical handbook on gender equality at the workplace and in life for individuals and organisations.About Nishtha: She is an author and a professional with close to a decade of experience in investment banking and strategy, having worked across India and Singapore. Academically, I am a Delhi University Gold Medalist and hold an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi (CGPA ranked in top 5). Most recently my book called Awakening the Rainmaker - A Guide to Gender Equality is published by Bloomsbury (global publishing giant, fame the Harry Potter series) and is available to buy now on Amazon and other platforms.