Posts in women in education
Dance Prodigy Krithika Rajkumar on Leveraging Her Law Background to Empower the South Asian Arts Community and Planning an Indian Wedding During Covid

“CAREspaces gave me the opportunity to combine my profession, as an attorney, with my passion, as a Bharatanatyam dancer.” Today’s woman dreamer, Krithika Rajkumar, is quite the multi-faceted woman. A Boston-based lawyer at Global 100 Law Firm Nixon Peabody LLP, Krithika is also a dance prodigy, former Miss Malayalee North America, and the Head of Legal of CARE Spaces, an organization creating safe spaces for the Indian Arts Community. Also a newlywed, we had to ask what her key takeaway was from planning her Indian wedding during Covid. Krithika shares her top learnings from her career, how she combines her passions for arts & law, and how she finds the perfect balance in life.

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Season of Giving: Nepali Nonprofit Executive Rupa Shah on Building Your Dream Career in the Nonprofit World

“Understanding what defines you helps shape who you are and that will help you choose the career you want to be in.” We are excited to kick off the Season of Giving with today’s woman dreamer, Rupa Shah. A nonprofit leader Rupa is the Director of Philanthropy at The Scratch Foundation, a platform used by over 30 million kids globally to learn how to code. She has also been actively involved in the Nepali community & philanthropies, and in 2019, launched Nepal's first-ever capital campaign to raise over $12 million to build Kathmandu Institute of Child Health. An inspiring and dynamic changemaker, Rupa shares her top tips to women in the nonprofit sector, how her Nepali culture helped shaped her identity, and more.

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In Conversation with Women Who Win: ParentSquare Founder Anupama Vaid on Designing a Leading Education Tech (Ed Tech) Platform Used in Schools Across the Globe

A computer engineer by education, today’s woman dreamer California-based entrepreneur, Anupama Vaid, is the Founder and President of ParentSquare, a leading education technology platform aiming to better connect schools with families, thus improving student outcomes and school success. Inspired by her own kids’ education, Anupama shares her entrepreneurial journey in the education technology space. From pitching to schools and winning their interest advice to women tech founders, and her dream to bring the platform to all schools in America, we are excited to bring this inspiring and informative female founder story, hosted by the lovely Tamanna Raisinghani! Enjoy!

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