Kriya Gangiah finds it difficult to achieve the perfect balance between life and work
All women have the power to be whoever they want to be and achieve whatever they want to achieve. Always remember to preserve and overcome your obstacles. Don’t ever let anything stop you!
Kriya is a workaholic and enjoys the pressure of holding down 3 jobs as a television presenter, a radio presenter and the lead at Jacaranda FM. She started off in radio in 2007 and has never looked back.
She believes as a woman in the media industry it can be quite challenging at times. For example there are a limited number of positions available and you always have to stay at the top of your game. It can also be very time consuming and demanding, which means that it can sometimes be difficult to achieve the perfect balance between life and work.
"Another problem that you see in every workplace, not just in the media industry, is the lack of support that women give each other. I believe that it is so important and essential that women start nurturing and growing each other to ensure that skills are developed and transferred."
Although she says that she is quite naïve in her thinking, Kriya feels that there is never a glass ceiling in any industry. If you work extremely hard, put in as much effort as you can and prove that you are capable, then you can achieve anything.
She feels the biggest issue women currently face is that life has become more demanding of women. You need to be a leader in your industry, a mum, a daughter, a friend, a wife or a girlfriend and this means that you will need to split your time between so many factors.
"Trying to balance your work and life, but still managing to carve out some time for yourself is an art that is often hard to achieve. "
When asked what advise she would give to anyone wanting to get into the entertainment industry Kriya expressed that you always need to be yourself and work as hard as you can to build your career.
"This may sound quite cheesy, but this is the advice that I always give to people. You succeed in the media industry because of who you are and how you as an individual can capture the attention of an audience. The easiest way to do this is to be you!"
Her message this Women's Day is that all women have the power to be whoever they want to be and achieve whatever they want to achieve. Always remember to preserve and overcome your obstacles. Don’t ever let anything stop you!