In 2025, Gender Equality is Still a Far Cry in the Workplace

Women in India Inc start off on the backfoot with fewer than three women for every 10 employees at the entry level. This number dwindles by nearly half in leadership roles

Listed firms should have at least one woman director on their boards, states the Companies Act, 2013. The year after the provision came into force, the share of women in corporate boards almost doubled

A 2024 survey revealed that the primary driver for women to join the workforce is financial independence, while personal growth and ambition are a distant second and third

But the same survey also shows that an overwhelming number of women exit the workforce due to inequitable pay. Younger women are 1.6 times more likely to leave the workplace within two years

Women in leadership roles are twice as likely to face workplace bias compared to those at the entry level. One in every two women surveyed admitted to facing gender bias at work