Representation of women in company roles — which has for lengthy been beneath 30% in India — has been particularly stagnating, and even presumably declining in the post-pandemic years, in accordance with a report by skilled social networking platform LinkedIn, ‘Women in Leadership in Corporate India’.
(Source: LinkedIn)
The information is predicated on LinkedIn members in India, the place the agency has over 100 million folks registered. Aparajita Bharti, co-founder of The Quantum Hub consultancy that labored with LinkedIn for the report, mentioned that the discount in the supply of hybrid or work-from-home roles might have contributed to this shift, suppressing the expansion of feminine participation in the company labour market.
The firm’s information “shows that despite progress, women still face obstacles in reaching leadership roles due to bias, societal norms, and structural barriers,” mentioned Aditi Jha, nation head for authorized and authorities affairs at LinkedIn India.
The report cites strategies reminiscent of a ‘skills-first’ strategy to hiring (versus making gendered assumptions on what a potential worker can or can not do), mentorship and networking alternatives, and shared parental depart.
“Industries such as Education at 30% and Government Administration at 29% have the highest representation of women in leadership roles, followed by Administrative and Support Services and Hospitals and Health Care, each with 23%,” a press release accompanying the report mentioned. “Sectors like Technology, Information, and Media and Financial Services each have moderate female representation in leadership at 19%. The lowest representation is found in Construction, Oil, Gas, and Mining, and Utilities, each with 11% female representation in leadership, while Wholesale and Manufacturing have 12%, and Accommodation and Food Services have 15%.”
