A study by shenomics.com on career participation of women in India and How to tap the leadership potential of women in India.

1. WOMEN'S
CAREER
PARTICIPATION
IN INDIA
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2. WHY WOMEN
QUIT CAREER
Career Path of Indian Women
CHAPTER 1
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IF WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THE FORMAL
SECTOR AT EQUAL RATES AS MEN, THERE
WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL217 MILLION
WOMEN WORKING IN INDIA.
WORLD BANK DATA
48% CHOSE TO LEAVE THEIR
JOBS MID CAREER
CHILD REARING, INEQUITABLE DIVISION OF HOUSEHOLD
RESPONSIBILITIES, SOCIAL MORES, GENDER BIAS IN THE WORK
PLACE, AND SAFETY CONCERNS ARE AMONG THE MOST
PREVALENT REASONS WOMEN LEAVE THEIR JOBS.

4. 48% WOMEN QUIT MID-CAREER
5% ONLY REACH THE TOP LAYER
92% WOMEN MANAGE ALL THE
HOUSEHOLD TASKS
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5. GENDER GAP
IN INDIA
Women’s participation in India’s
workforce shockingly low
CHAPTER 2
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ASIA’S THIRD LARGEST ECONOMY RANKED 139
OUT OF 145 COUNTRIES ON THE ECONOMIC
PARTICIPATION AND OPPORTUNITY INDEX IN A
NEW REPORT ON GENDER BY THE WORLD
ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF
WOMEN IN INDIA ON AVERAGE SPEND 351.9
MINUTES EVERY DAY DOING HOUSEWORK,
MEN SPEND JUST 51.8 MINUTES ON SUCH
DUTIES: A DIFFERENCE OF 300.1 MINUTES.
INDIA’S FEMALE TO MALE RATIO IN THEIR ESTIMATED EARNED
INCOME IS 0.25—I.E. A FEMALE WORKER EARNS ONE-FOURTH
OF HER MALE COUNTERPART.

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FEMALE LABOUR PARTICIPATION RATE IS
VERY LOW WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
These “missing women” could boost the country’s
GDP by as much as 27%.

8. DOUBLE
BURDEN
SYNDROME
A culture where both men and
women feel that the family and
household duties are primarily the
women’s responsibility
CHAPTER 3
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WORKING MOTHERS ARE TRAPPED IN A
CYCLE OF GUILT WHERE THEY FEEL BAD
MOTHERS FOR GOING TO WORK AND BAD
WORKERS WHEN THEY PUT THEIR
CHILDREN FIRST
WOMEN SPEND FAR MORE TIME
AGONIZING ABOUT THEIR JOBS AT
HOME AND MORE TIME WORRYING
ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES AT WORK

10. REASONS WHY WOMEN QUIT
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Lack of flexible work hours
Demanding work model that requires
mobility and availability all times
Unable to get proper work-life balance
Lack of planning – Many women do not plan
their career
Absence of women role model
Tendency that women have lower ambitions
than men
Guilt – Women tend to feel guilt than men
about not doing either (work-life) well
enough

11. WAYS TO RETAIN WOMEN
EMPLOYEES
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Providing equal opportunity
Cultivating Women leadership
by offering mentoring and
leadership programs
Create policies that support
women
Project based employment
Family-Friendly benefits

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