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Shop Floor To C-suite: Bridging The Gender Gap In Auto OEMs
Despite progress in achieving gender diversity across various industries, the Indian automotive sector remains largely male-dominated, especially in leadership roles.
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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 ...
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