Great Place to Work India has announced India’s best workplaces for women 2021 on the 24th of September 2021.
In India, the research conducted by Great Place to Work has focused on the state of trust in workplaces, what drives employee experience, and its impact on the business outcomes, according to a statement. It said that the research reveals that there is a clear and direct relationship between employee engagement and financial performance, and that best workplaces consistently outperform major stock indices in India.
This year, for the 4th edition of India’s Best Workplaces for Women, 712 organizations were evaluated for consideration in this list from across 23 different industries, representing more than 23 lakh employees.
Through their research of the Best Workplaces for Women 2021, Great Place to Work India has revealed that representation of women at the Best Workplaces is at 27% as compared to 15% in the Rest – and beats the average economic participation in the country. And, 68% of the Best Workplaces have higher than the average representation of women in senior leadership positions, which stands at 13% in the country.
“One thing the Best Workplaces™ for Women have taught us is that irrespective of the challenges posed by the pandemic or even the industry they operate in – they are intentional about building a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. Voices of their women employees, the quality of inclusive practices and actions taken towards equitable distribution of power within the organization is a testimony to that,” said Sandhya Ramesh, Head of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practice at Great Place to Work India.
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