Organisations are pushing for a more equitable workplace with gender-diverse roles

Deepa Madhavan, Vice President and India Country Head - Genesys

“Organisations are beginning to realise that an employee-first approach that focuses on building an engaged, inclusive, and resilient workforce, is the mantra for success. In recent times, gender diversity and the gender wage gap have become important conversations. Now, organisations understand the significance of having a diverse workforce who bring varied ideas, skills, and perspectives to the table. As compared to a decade ago, there are unquestionably more women in tech professions at all levels and tremendous strides have been made, from entry-level to senior ones.

Having said that, we have a long way to go as currently, only around 36% of the five million employees in the tech industry are women (NASSCOM). There is a tectonic shift in the way organisations are pushing for a more equitable workplace by creating better policies and gender-diverse roles, and women in turn are increasingly getting aware of their personal and professional priorities and striving to break the glass ceiling to assume leadership positions.

Over the centuries, our culture has evolved to accept and support women who pursue professions in non-traditional fields, and it is an ongoing journey. The greatest challenge for women in technology is the systematic gender imbalance women had to experience traditionally due to which we have to play catch-up now. Notably, people who have been in their careers longer are more acutely aware of the problem of unequal opportunities.”