IT companies click on gender diversity, scout for talent across the board

Already the largest employer of women, these companies are now viewing women as the cutting edge of the talent war

The recent Nasscom Strategic Review points out that the Indian IT services industry is the highest recruiter of women with over 1.8 million being employed so far, 36 per cent of the total workforce in the sector. The report goes on to say that over 200,000 women will be hired in FY2022 alone. It also claims that the over $200-billion IT services industry is the largest private sector employer of women.

Compare the 36 per cent figure to the actual percentage of women who enrolled for studies in the STEM category in India. According to a United