40 per cent of campus hires last year were women
campus hiring in 2023 is female, according to a report by HirePro, an AI-powered recruitment automation firm. HirePro has released its report on the «State of female participation in campus hiring in India».
The report reveals that women's participation in campus hiring exams stands at 34% and suggests that the highest proportion of women being recruited by organisations in India is among freshers. In 2023, 40% of the fresh talent hired from college campuses were women, a 5% jump from the previous year, when the figure stood at 35%. An in-depth analysis of the report reveals that most of the women's participation in campus hiring exams in the fiscal year 2023 was for sectors such as IT, BFSI, and R&D.
The report also highlights female participation in campus hiring exams across five different zones (Central, East, North, South, and West) for the academic year 2022-23. It reveals that South India exhibited the highest share of female participation at 39%, while East India recorded the lowest participation at 24% for campus hiring. Following South India, West India stands at 34%, Central India at 28%, and North India at 27%, signalling efforts to enhance gender diversity.
