Shop Floor To C-suite: Bridging The Gender Gap In Auto OEMs

While significant strides in gender diversity have been achieved across many industries, the automotive sector seems to have its brakes slammed hard, when it comes to women’s representation. Consider this: While women make up 36% of the workforce in the IT-enabled services (ITeS) sector and 22% in the consumer products sector, their participation in automotive original equipment manufacturing (OEM) stands at a mere 10%, according to a report by Deloitte.

Even more alarming is the scarcity of women in leadership roles, with less than 3% of CXO positions held by women across India’s top 11 automakers. These automakers command ...