The 2025 Business Today Most Powerful Women (MPW) summit kicked off its first session, "Beyond the Glass Ceiling," with an inspiring dialogue featuring trailblazing women in Indian public administration. These leaders shared insights on reshaping workplaces, balancing job pressures with family life, and setting bold leadership goals within government structures. Advertisement

Vandita Kaul, Secretary of the Department of Posts, opened the conversation by emphasising the unique demands of government service. Addressing gender dynamics, Kaul contrasted government with the private sector, where women often lament high glass ceilings. "In my service, I never felt a barrier for women to rise, the system is fair," she asserted.

Kaul added: "See, my experience has been that in our time, when we

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