The Best Companies for Women in India is an annual study conducted by AVTAR Group and Working Mother to find the top 100 companies with transparency and gender equality for women. The third edition of Best Companies for Women in India (2018 BCWI) study has been released recently.
The study shows lower attrition rates of women than men, at all levels in the corporate hierarchy.
The current edition of Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI) study, aims to recognize and highlight the sustained initiatives undertaken by companies to increase women workforce participation.
The 2018 edition had 345 participating companies from across industries. This study was done with the most rigorous, credible and comprehensive methodologies on performance measured across seven key policy clusters namely, workforce profile, flexible work, women’s recruitment and retention, benefits, paid-time off/parental leave, company culture, safety, and security.
To help the returning mothers reintegrate themselves to their workplaces, 71% of 100 Best companies have Formal Phase-Back Programmes (structured reintegration programmes for returning mothers).
49% of companies provide formal support to counter post-partum stress and depression (up 11% from 2017) through innovative practices like ‘Buddy Mother Networks’ and pre-scheduled Stay-in-touch days. Such programs help in containing maternity attrition – the drop-out of women at the altar of motherhood.
There are also other interventions that cater to holistic well-being of professionals driven by the 100 Best. These programmes tremendously increase their engagement with their employers, translating to better retention. These are gender inclusive programmes, which can be availed by all employees irrespective of their gender identity. 77% of companies intentionally invest in stress reduction programmes (up from 48% in 2017), 70% provide professional support towards mental health consultation (up from 53% in 2017), 63% provide marital/relationship counselling (up from 47% in 2017), 60% provide formal support on grief counselling (up from 44% in 2017) and 48% provide emotional support counselling (up from 37% 2017).
The 2018 Top 10 Best Companies for Women in India are listed below (in alphabetical order):
- Accenture Solutions Private Limited
- ADP Private Limited
- Barclays Global Service Centre Pvt. Ltd.
- Deloitte in India
- EY
- IBM India Pvt Ltd
- Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
- Tata Consultancy Services
- Tech Mahindra
- Verizon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd
For the full list of 100 Best Companies for Women in India (2018 BCWI) visit: https://www.avtariwin.com/best-companies/best_companies_top100_2018
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