Pragya Srivastava
The new phase of women empowerment at work Multiple factors can help predict whether an organization has the right structure in place to support gender diversity
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Women’s successes – prominent but not enough Trailblazers like Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Founder,
The N e w Workpla ce
he number of women in technology in the Indian workforce has risen by 10 percent over the last decade and women constitute around 35 percent of the workforce currently as per NASSCOM estimates. This number is higher than the 24 percent gender ratio across all industries showing the increasing participation in STEM careers by women. About 50 percent of the technology graduates in India are women, and the youth under thirty significantly contribute to gender parity. The contribution of women has been invaluable in building India’s tech ecosystem. One of the iconic images of India’s Mangalyaan mission was that of the scientists behind the achievement — a group of women, in saris with flowers in their hair, celebrating the launch.
When we move into the middle and higher management, the percentage of women starts falling drastically. However, the good news is that technology companies have recognized the value of having a woman’s perspective in senior leadership decision making Chairperson, and Managing Director of Biocon Ltd. and one of India’s few selfmade women billionaires, have made their mark in the global arena. Nivruti Rai,
country head of Intel India, has risen through the ranks of one of the world’s foremost technology companies and brings her multi-dimensional product experience to may 2021 |
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