Cos preparing more women for senior mgmt roles: Report

More women are likely to be seen at senior managerial positions in Indian companies in the coming years as around 80 per cent of the firms surveyed said that they are preparing more women for such roles, according to an Accenture survey.
Globally, more than half (52 per cent) of respondents said that their companies are preparing more women for senior management this year than they did last year. The percentage is significantly higher in India at 80 per cent.
Similar responses were received from Saudi Arabia (79 per cent), Taiwan (79 per cent), Thailand (77 per cent), Brazil (77 per cent) and China (73 per cent), said the study.

Moreover, majority of Indians believe more women would hold chief technology officers (CTO) positions in 2030. In India, 90 per cent of respondents said they expect more women to hold CTO positions by 2030.
Similar views were echoed in other countries, like Brazil (83 per cent), Mexico (86 per cent), Philippines (85 per cent), South Africa (84 per cent) and Canada (58 per cent).
Meanwhile, job satisfaction is on a slight decline as people cite being underpaid, a lack of opportunities for growth and long hours coupled with a heavy workload as the main reasons.

Globally, 44 per cent of respondents are satisfied with their current job and not looking for new job opportunities, while, in India, only 33 per cent of the respondents are satisfied with their jobs.

Moreover, a significant number of Indians said that they are planning to start their own business. Around 24 per cent of the Indians surveyed said that they are planning to start their own business, which is much higher than the global average of 8 per cent.
The Accenture study, "#ListenLearnLead", that seeks to understand the importance of digital and its impact on professionals, said multi-tasking enables to accomplish more at work.
Around 81 per cent (78 per cent male and 86 per cent female) of Indian respondents believe that multi-tasking enables them to accomplish more at work.
A similar sentiment was echoed by respondents from Philippines 84 per cent, Malaysia 83 per cent, Saudi Arabia 77 per cent, India 81 per cent, UK 76 per cent, China 74 per cent and Australia 74 per cent.