Women need to stop doubting themselves and firmly believe that they are deserving of being in a boardroom, Apurva Purohit, president, Jagran Group, told a gathering of eminent women leaders of industry on Thursday.

"Authority and power is not given to anyone, it has to be taken," Purohit told women COOs and CEOs from various backgrounds. "Only when women show undeterred confidence in their competence and skills will their male counterparts, organisations and following generations learn to see them as competent to be leaders. Conversations like these are therefore really vital to bring about the change we are all striving for."