When Grit Meets Code

Technology’s future is being shaped by women who refuse to be sidelined. Against entrenched biases and systemic hurdles, these leaders are advancing the frontier of innovation while redefining what leadership looks like in tech. Their journeys reveal a powerful blend of technical skill, strategic vision, and human empathy that challenges conventions and drives meaningful change.

- By Aanchal Ghatak

My leadership journey has been shaped by working in performance-driven environments where results mattered more than titles. Starting on Wall Street as one of the few women in the room taught me resilience and precision under pressure. At BCT Digital, our mission is to reimagine risk and compliance through AI and emerging tech, solving systemic problems at scale.

Jaya Vaidhyanathan, CEO, BCT Digital

Innovation is the currency of today, but inclusion, is its engine. Stories about women in technology—those who lead at scale and with intent but also transform cultures and systems—are still too rare. A quiet revolution is happening, though. Across industries and continents, there are women leading change in technology, and replacing the status quo with awesome combinations of determination, authenticity, empathy and deep technical expertise.

This is more than simply a story about diversity. It is about rebuilding the elements of the structures that have traditionally kept women locked out of senior roles in technology, and the women who are doing it.

To fully mobilize women leading in technology requires more than motivating words, it requires systemic change. Mentorship and sponsorship, are both powerful enablers, that give guidance, navigate road blocks and provide role models. The call to action for women leaders is to get organisations to assign stretch assignments early in their careers, support new risk taking, and fund women’s upskilling that specifically includes leadership and deep technical knowledge.