The bigger question is what happens when women reach the first major turning point in their careers: moving from individual contributor to manager. A new study by Great Place To Work India: The Missing Middle: Redesigning How Women Build and Sustain Career Momentum, reported by Business Today highlights a sharp drop in women’s representation at precisely this stage. Women account for 32% of individual-contributor roles, but their share falls to 20% at the first managerial level. Representation drops further to 18% in middle management and 16% at the executive level. The numbers point to a familiar problem in corporate India. Women are being hired, but many are not progressing through the leadership pipeline at the same pace. The promotion point where careers begin to diverge The first promotion often comes at a stage when professional ambitions collide with responsibilities outside the workplace.

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