DEI insights

Indra Nooyi’s remark has reopened a familiar question: India has more women CEOs than before, but are companies building enough routes for professional women to reach the top?

The Global Unemployment Gender Gap reveals more than joblessness. Women’s access to work is shaped by care, safety, law, hiring bias and whether they are counted in the labour force …

Ashoka University’s finding that 73% of working Indian women leave jobs after childbirth should worry every employer. This is not only about maternity. It is about talent, care, bias and …

Uttar Pradesh’s economic ambition is rising, and so is women’s labour participation. But the one-trillion-economy goal needs women in stronger, safer and better-paid work.

NSO data shows female workforce participation in cities with a population of over 10 lakh has risen to 27.2%. The rise is significant, but childcare and homemaking remain major barriers.

More than 50 UK research bodies have signed the DSIT Women in Research Charter, focused on family leave, flexible working and safer research careers.

More Indian women appear to be moving from unpaid family work into self-employment. The shift could improve inclusion, but only if it brings income, control and protection.

India reaffirmed its commitment to women-led development at the SCO Women’s Forum 2026 in Bishkek, highlighting SHGs, Lakhpati Didis and Mission Shakti.

A new EAC-PM working paper shows that women’s labour participation is rising, but women remain more likely than men to work without formal contracts, benefits or protection.

The Women in Security Survey 2026 finds strong support for women’s inclusion in India’s security sector, but underrepresentation, discrimination and weak leadership pipelines remain.