The majority of the organisations in India have just 10-30% women in leadership roles while 87% of women professionals aspire to hold a leadership role as compared to 78% of their men counterparts.
According to the findings of the Women Leadership in Corporate India 2024 report by AIMA and KPMG, more than 9% organisations in India have no women representation at the leadership level.
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The findings also suggest that 12% organisations have more than 50 % of women in leadership roles. The report further reveals 51% of organisations have achieved diversity at the CEO/CXO level, the remaining 49% are yet to catch up. This indicates progress, but there’s still room for improvement in ensuring gender diversity in leadership positions across organisations.
Participants from across industries were surveyed on five key aspects:
- the current representation of women in leadership roles,
- the aspirations and challenges women face in their leadership journeys,
- the effectiveness of leadership development programs for women, the availability of opportunities and fairness of evaluation systems for women leaders, and
- the strength of diversity and inclusion efforts within organizations.
The progress achieved in women’s leadership representation is encouraging and represents a transformed corporate landscape in India.
Asian Woman Leadership 