The Forbes India W-Power Trailblazers issue has attempted to enlighten the female role models in its second edition. Professionals and entrepreneur females working in the industry as leaders are bold, big dreamers and high climbers nowadays. 25 such women are picked by the jury - Vinita Bali, Naina Lal Kidwai, Zia Mody, Kalpana Morparia, Swati Piramal, Ashu Suyash and Ireena Vittal. The final list is put together based on jury votes. 

To be sure, this is not a ranking but a qualitative selection. Groundbreakers, game-changers and innovators who are driving businesses, shattering stereotypes and aiming high are basically the part of this selection. There’s Manisha Raisinghani, who, as chief technology officer at LogiNext. There is Wilma Rodrigues of Saahas Waste Management that takes care of 30 tonnes of solid waste per day in Bengaluru, also Hemalatha Annamalai, founder of Ampere Vehicles, maker of electric two-and-three-wheelers.

There are professionals like Renu Satti of Paytm Payments Bank, Anupriya Acharya, the feisty India head of Publicis Media, and Nisha Dutt of Intellecap. And there are innovators like Dr Kavitha Sairam who have developed transformative technologies like nanofibre solutions to tackle problems in agriculture and healthcare. 

The common factor in all of these listed ladies is their daring and risk taking factor. Unafraid of failures they all have overcome the gender problems. Together, they provide hope that having more women role models is actually not a far-off dream.