Why She Must Lead

A passionate advocate for women of color shares her personal story as well as interviews with female changemakers across the globe.

Vasudha Sharma immigrated to the United States to find better opportunities. She soon discovered what the glass ceiling looks like in one of the world’s most advanced nations. Today, that ceiling shows some encouraging cracks—from more executive women to Kamala Harris’s historic ascent to the vice presidency. But how long will it take for a major impact to finally shatter it?

In Why She Must Lead, Vasudha draws on inspiration and interviews with women around the world to envision how issues like the pay gap, broken rungs, and lack of mentorship can be filtered out systematically, and how workplaces can uplift the most underrepresented group of women. Vasudha kindles the call for women of color to challenge the status quo and lead with purpose.

Why She Must Lead will help women:

• Analyze reports related to the leadership gap for minority women

• Understand the causes for a leaky talent pipeline

• Create personalized approaches to eliminating barriers and bias

• Deepen their insight about how to minimize the leadership gap

• Rise as a leader to champion equity goals for themselves or their organization