The number of women in technology in the Indian workforce has risen by 10 percent over the last decade and women constitute around 35 percent of the workforce currently as per NASSCOM estimates. This number is higher than the 24 percent gender ratio across all industries showing the increasing participation in STEM careers by women. About 50 percent of the technology graduates in India are women, and the youth under thirty significantly contribute to gender parity.
The contribution of women has been invaluable in building India’s tech ecosystem. One of the iconic images of India’s Mangalyaan mission was that of the scientists behind the achievement — a group of women, in saris with flowers in their hair, celebrating the launch.
Women’s successes – prominent but not enough
Trailblazers like Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Founder, Chairperson, and Managing Director of Biocon Ltd. and one of India’s few self-made women billionaires, have made their mark in the global arena. Nivruti Rai, country head of Intel India, has risen through the ranks of one of the world’s foremost technology companies and brings her multi-dimensional product experience to pushing the boundaries of Indian research and development. Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology (Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India), has been crucial in setting up a pipeline of early-stage highrisk scientific development ventures in the country. Vani Kola, founder and managing director of Kalaari Capital, has pioneered the role and deployment of early-stage risk capital in the development of indigenous technologies.
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