Women Breaking Glass Ceiling to enter the Tech sector

According to a joint study by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the industry’s trade group, the number of women being hired in the tech industry in India has increased over time, but their percentage in the leadership roles seem to remain stagnant.

Technology industry that is dominated by companies like Infosys and Wipro witnessed about 51 percent entry level jobs being allotted to women in the year 2015. However, the proportion of females at the top positions increased by a mere 2 percent, the National Association of Software and Service Cos and PWC revealed without figures in their report titled “Gender Diversity & Inclusivity trends in the IT-BPM Sector.”

BVR Mohan Reddy, Nasscom’s chairman, rationalizing these findings said in a statement, “While gender equality has been established at entry levels, women still constitute a far lower share of senior management roles. The trend of women resigning at a higher rate than men as their personal priorities change is hampering this growth.”

These findings are significant against the claims of gender biasness in IT sector.The technology industry has had the ill reputation of having worst gender diversity for years. Women, however, are now increasingly breaking the glass ceiling and making inroads into this male-dominated bastion. Their competitiveness and talent is helping them dismantle all barriers and has made IT-services more “women-centric”.

The picture is not so hunky dory across other industries with a share of working women having gone down from what was already one of the lowest levels among emerging market economies. The study also found that women now constitute 28% of entry-level job applicants, a 5 percentage points jump from 2012.Interestingly, the report made no mention of pay disparities—a common complaint of working women in the industry.