Women missing from India’s workforce: CMIE
While labour force participation rises rapidly with age, the age distribution of its rate is very different for men and women, notes CMIE.
While labour force participation rises rapidly with age, the age distribution of its rate is very different for men and women, notes CMIE.
Many Indian companies have institutionalised practices to boost representation of women in senior leadership and executive positions, but the rise to the corner office is still strewn with challenges.
Policymakers and businesses need to work together to create avenues to include more women in the workforce, including in the government. Only by foregrounding gender can real equality be achieved.
Harshbeena Zaveri, vice chairman and managing director of NRB Bearings, says women should take time out to create a network of women and emulate role models.
A community of allies can have a great role in pushing women forward. Allies help build a network of solidarities, allowing women the option to rely on them when they need help.