India is inconsistent when it comes to women advancement in the workforce, finds a global study. While India has a low 27 per cent women participation in workforce, it has a higher-than-average share of women with artificial intelligence skill sets.
Heidrick and Struggles, a global provider of executive search, leadership assessment and development, found that India has an inconsistent history of women’s advancement, shaped by cultural norms that strongly favour males from birth. The country’s gender inequality is difficult to tackle, as women in India have a low 27 per cent rate of workforce participation. The report finds that the low participation rate is attributed to various cultural factors, as well as challenges faced by women in the workplace, such as healthcare access, gender bias, and lack of flexible working opportunities.
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But there have been some positive trends as well. Indian has higher-than-average share of women with artificial intelligence skill sets (22 per cent) compared to other countries.
“Thanks to the growing involvement of leaders committed to creating a more inclusive work environment, we are seeing a growing trend of more women becoming equipped with the latest technology skill sets. This indicates an increasing number of women in India are entering a space which was commonly seen as a male-dominated domain,” Gauri Padmanabhan, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles said.
Source: The Asian Age
