India’s manufacturing industry is at a critical crossroads. With the government re-pushing the agenda through projects like Make in India, PLI schemes, and enormous infrastructure investments, demand for skilled manufacturing talent has never been higher. One talent pool, however, is constantly underrepresented and underutilised, women. Though women comprise approximately 48% of India’s population, the proportion of women taking
Hiring a Diverse Workforce: How to Build Teams That Innovate, Scale, and Last Innovation almost never emerges from rooms where everybody thinks the same. In today’s hyper-competitive business environment, firms are finding an easy but potent truth: diverse teams don’t just resemble each other on paper, they perform better in real life. They pose superior questions, challenge conventional ways of looking
Diversity & Inclusion Hiring Strategy: A Complete Guide for 2026 Now imagine a booming tech centre in Bengaluru or Hyderabad, where Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are racing ahead to build India’s next big innovation engines. But amidst this windfall, there’s a stark reality: women comprise more than half of India’s college graduates, yet hold only 34% of tech jobs (NASSCOM, recent data). With AI revolutionising work, remote teams blurring
Diverse Hiring Practices That Drive Real Inclusion Diverse Hiring Is Not Enough. In the past decade, diversity has become a priority for boards, and not just a “good-to-have.” Indian organisations today are explicitly discussing hiring more women, diversifying teams, and being better representatives in the roles they fill. Despite impressive diversity targets, many businesses still struggle with
Hiring Diversity in the Workplace: Best HR Practices Why Hiring Diversity is More Critical Than Ever Hiring diversity in the workplace is no longer a ‘good-to-have’. It is a business imperative, particularly in an economy that is fast-changing and innovation-driven, such as India’s. As organisations scale globally and compete for top talent, homogeneous teams struggle to keep pace
Diversity Hiring Metrics Every Company Must Track in 2026 Every company must track diversity hiring metrics in 2026 What Is Diversity Hiring Metrics? Diversity hiring metrics are metrics you can measure, measuring how inclusive, fair and effective your hiring process really is, rather than simply what your intentions are. In short, these metrics track: Who applies Who