'A diverse workforce ensures you have the best talent’

I feel a gender-equal world is one where gender is not a consideration in any form or fashion, and we are still some way away from that goal.

A little over three decades ago, Zarin Daruwala first stepped into the banking and finance world as a management trainee at Indian multinational ICICI, now ICICI Bank. A certified chartered accountant, Daruwala spent over 26 years at the bank and held various leadership positions within the ICICI group of companies. Today, she is the chairperson of Standard Chartered Bank Nepal and also the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, India. In 2021, she was named the 36th most powerful woman in India by Fortune India.In an email interview with the Post’s Srizu Bajracharya, Daruwala talked about her journey in the finance and banking sector, the aspiration of a gender-equal world, and why the world still lacks women in leadership positions. Excerpt: