India’s IT-BPM industry currently employs nearly 3.9 million people, of which over 34% are women. While this percentage is much better than the overall female share (24%) of India’s total workforce, analysis indicates that over 51% of entry-level recruits are women, and 25% of managers are women. Still, less than 1% are in the C-Suite.

In April 2024, In Diverse Company hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on Bridging the Gender Gap in India’s Tech Leadership. Industry experts from India joined us to share some of the unique challenges they face concerning gender inclusion in this industry, initiatives their organisations have taken to overcome these, and what they think needs to be done further and better.