When it comes to the issue of the gender gap in India, data still tells a stark story. What can change the current status?

Naghma Mulla, CEO of the EdelGive Foundation, highlights a recent Bain & Company report stating that India needs 145 million more women in the workforce to achieve its $30 trillion economy target by 2047. Despite this, significant challenges remain in women’s labour force participation.

The data narrative:

With the adoption of the Business Responsibility and Sustainability (BRSR) framework, the reporting of gender data by NSE-listed companies has increased, rising from 52% in FY 2022-23 to 57% in FY 2023-24.

The Udaiti Foundation’s Close the Gender Gap Initiative and its report, based on data from the annual and BRSR reports of over 2,000 NSE-listed firms, offers new insights for FY 2023-24.

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