Women made up just 23 percent of India's labour force in 2019, compared with a global average of 48 percent, according to World Bank data. A large number of women in India drop out of the corporate workforce to raise children, care for elderly family members and other reasons. If they want to return to work after being away for years, they often face rejection from recruiters who look down on their gap years. To change this situation, some companies have launched programs to attract women back to the workforce.

The Rationale

The case for having more women in an organization has widely been established. Among other things, it helps drive financial performance and innovation. In addition, women who want to return to work represent a motivated talent pool that can be brought up to speed with training and support.

"They have a fire in the belly to prove themselves" said Neha Bagaria, chief executive of JobsForHer.com in Bengaluru, a job-search website founded to help returning women seek employment. Getting these women back in the system also helps build a high-quality pipeline of women for senior roles, such as directors or vice presidents, which is lacking in India. Studies show that female leaders can help a company's business performance. On the other hand, all-male leadership teams are increasingly being questioned by potential employees and even customers.

"It's a huge, huge change" said Shefali Garg, Gurgaon-based senior director of people strategy at Publicis Sapient, a digital transformation company. "People have seen value in how a diverse leadership team helps" she said. Her company aims to have women make up at least one-third of the leadership team.

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