Wanted: more women techies in India Inc
As of 2023, women account for 27% of India’s STEM workforce, compared to 32% of the non-STEM workforce, according to the recent Global Gender Gap Report 2023 by the World Economic Forum.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Venture Capital and Private Equity ProgramVisitNorthwestern UniversityKellogg Marketing Leadership Development ProgramVisitMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitHR heads across multiple firms that ET spoke to said hiring more women from STEM backgrounds is crucial as teams with diverse perspectives contribute to better employee engagement, productivity, and problem-solving capabilities, and different viewpoints often bring fresh approaches to business challenges.
Flipkart and Dell are focusing on reaching out to girl students and providing opportunities for women from low to mid-socio-economic backgrounds.
Flipkart’s 'Girls Wanna Code' programme aims to identify and increase female participation from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, expanding beyond Tier-1 campuses. Great talent can come from any part of the country, said Krishna Raghavan, chief people officer. The recently concluded fourth edition saw a 2x increase in registrations compared to previous editions.
Dell recently relaunched its Dell Resident Program — which ran virtually during the pandemic — under which the company brings female STEM graduates from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities who are going to graduate but not employed yet, to the workplace for a year.
“The objective is to equip the future generation with the skills and learnings to make them eligible for job opportunities in the corporate sector,” said Santosh TK, director of talent acquisition, Dell
