WFH to hybrid model: Women workforce gets an inclusive push from India Inc

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that a flexible workplace can be utilised to increase women's labour force participation

The workplace got upended by the Covid-19 pandemic in the last two years. But as the future of work gets redesigned with work-from-home (WFH) to hybrid and flexible work hours, companies are working to further diversity and inclusion with a focus on rolling out benefits for women.
 

According to Deloitte India’s annual talent study (includes approximately 450 organisations across seven sectors and 27 sub-sectors), participation by women in the corporate sector increased to 23 per cent in the last fiscal year (FY22) from 22 per cent in FY20.

Greater flexibility and initiatives from organisations during the pandemic may have helped companies