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India research funding shock: 76% say industry rarely supports R&D, reveals NITI Aayog-backed EoDR survey reportIndia's research landscape faces significant hurdles, a NITI Aayog survey reveals. Researchers grapple with lengthy proposal approvals, sca...- India’s gig economy boom must start working for the women behind itFemale gig workers face challenges like limited mobility and financial access. Initiatives providing affordable asset finance and tailored ...
- Higher job retention among women despite low workforce share than men: ReportA new report reveals women in India's formal workforce stay in their jobs 36% longer than men, with a median tenure of 10.6 months compared...
- Women’s participation in tech contractual roles nearly triples, but pay gap persistsWomen’s participation in India’s tech contractual workforce has nearly tripled from 9.51% in 2020 to 27.98% in 2024, according to a TeamLea...
- Women's representation at leadership positions drops to 19%, 46% at entry-level positions: TeamLease ReportWomen hold only 19% of C-suite positions compared to 46% at entry-level roles, according to TeamLease. Unemployment among women has risen s...
- Banking on equality: ways to enhance gender representation in Financial ServicesWomen are 24% of the BFSI workforce and face challenges in career progression and work-life balance. While more women step into leadership ...
- What can truly move the needle on gender gap?Despite progress, India’s gender gap remains a significant challenge. A report by Bain & Company highlights that India needs 145 million mo...
- IndiGo aims to have over 1,000 women pilots in its workforce in 1 yearIndiGo plans to increase its number of women pilots to over 1,000 within the next year as part of its broader diversity and inclusivity eff...
- Higher empowerment helping women influence major consumption decisions: ReportWomen's influence on consumption decisions in India is growing, with notable presence in sectors like IT and consumer staples. The rise in ...
- Cars24 pledges to increase female representation in its workforce by 50% in 2024The programme is aimed at fostering gender equality within the organisation and beyond, the company said. To bridge the gender gap and cult...
- Women's reservation bill: A history of female participation in India's workforceAccording to the International Labour Organization (ILO), doubling the percentage of women in the workforce could boost India's growth rate...
- TCS, Infosys, Wipro, others are steering the drive to bridge IT's gender gapThe share of women employees across the top five IT companies stood at 34.1% at the end of the first quarter of 2023-24, up from 31.7% as o...
- Hiring of women pips IT headcount growthThe number of female employees increased 6.5% at these IT companies in FY23, outpacing growth in their total headcount, which was 5.9%, acc...
- Most female blue collar employees in India confident about equal pay: SurveyThe research was conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Indeed with 508 employers and 1,001 employees in the blue collar segment. The survey ...
- Edelweiss Tokio Life rolls out slew of D&I initiatives“The origination of WOW can be traced back to the employee engagement survey conducted in late 2019, which captured a lower engagement rate...
- As pandemic continues to rage, hiring recovers, gender parity improves with female workforce up from 30% in April to 37% by July-endHiring picked up by 25 percentage points by end of July as compared to June.
- Tata Steel on a gender-diversity drive, aims to have 20% female staff in 5 yearsThe diversity thrust includes focused hiring of women, offering female staff facilities like flexible working hours, options to work from h...
- Women representation in India Inc up 5% this year: StudyWith this the overall percentage representation of women in 100 best companies for female employees is 30.55 per cent, this year from 25.25...
- Intel's $125 million fund to fight gender and racial imbalance in Silicon ValleyThe fund, called Intel Diversity Fund, will invest in startups run by women and underrepresented minorities.
- Women not progressing in career despite organisational effortsThe study showed that non-traditional solutions to gender diversity positively impact an organisation's long-term ability to engage female ...
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