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GENDER BIAS IN HIRING
Firstborn daughters may change male bosses’ hiring decisions: Chartered accountant explains why women could benefit at workBosses having a daughter can change not just their lives but also yours for the better. A survey found that managers whose firstborn kids w...- Not just in legislature, rare to see women in corner offices of PSUs tooWomen account for less than 10% of employees in India’s central public sector enterprises, with representation particularly weak in supervi...
- Career breaks, workplace bias top drivers of India’s gender pay gap: SurveyA Naukri survey of over 20,000 professionals reveals that career breaks after children and workplace bias are key drivers of India’s gender...
- Where are the women? Men dominate 81% of India Inc's corner officesIndian women occupy just 19% of C-suite positions, lagging behind the global average of 30%, according to Avtar. Work-life integration chal...
- HR asks candidate her marriage plans during interview; scandalised netizens demand ban of ‘outdated questions’Janhavi Jain, a UK-based professional, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her disbelief after encountering an unexpected and controver...
- What will a robot make of your resume? The bias problem with using AI in job recruitmentEstablishing guidelines, ethical standards, and promoting transparency in AI decision-making processes are essential for fair recruitment p...
- Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study showsAlgorithms reflect and perpetuate biases in society, from racial and gender biases to wealth inequality. They expose bias blind spots and e...
- There are more women in leadership roles now, but challenges & biases still remainDespite progress, gender diversity challenges persist in corporate India. Initiatives like gender-neutral job descriptions and mixed-gender...
- Gender pay gap is a complex issue with no easy solutions, says JobsForher CEOThe platform caters to three cohorts of women professionals 一 Women Returnees, Women In Tech, and Women In Leadership and is increasing its...
- ET Evoke: Firms keen to fight ‘unconscious biases against women’ must be firm about gender-neutral decor, role modelsOne bias often develops from a lack of visible role models.
- Gender disparity a major hurdle in STEM jobs: Most women techies plan to switch careersAround 28% women employees believe they aren't likely to become a technology leaders.
- How cos can include more women: Gender-neutral language in JDs, more females in hiring teamsStereotyping based on traditional gender roles affects decision-making at the earliest stages of the process.
- ET Women's Forum: Should workplace diversity be a key deciding factor during hiring?The participation of women in India’s workforce stands at under 30%.
- Blind hiring catching on in India to avoid biases: ExpertsBlind hiring is a process of recruitment where the premium is on skills and abilities rather than on soft skills, culture-fit and factors l...
- Companies commit to equal pay pledgeThe average salary of women executive directors in India is 20% less than that of their male counterparts, according to a study for ET by P...
- Blind hiring set to grow in India: TimesJobs.comIn this process, applicants are judged on their skills and not on the basis of where they grew up, where they studied or whether they are m...
- Blind audition helps remove gender bias in recruitmentThe process involves masking information non-job specific elements related to candidates to help recruiters make unbiased choices.
- Companies bat for equal pay for equal workThe Catalyst report indicates that though companies are making efforts to spearhead change for women, men are three times more likely.
- Putting women on board: Technology companies show the wayCompanies caught in a rush should take a cue from technology companies. They have been aggressively pushing to maintain gender diversity.
- Corporate India goes full steam to improve gender diversityAlso, a mandate from the new Company Law and Sebi to have at least one woman on board has prompted companies to look for women representati...
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