While India Inc. is exploring ways to increase women’s workforce, the discrimination against women jobseekers, and scrutinizing their plans for marriage and childbearing is a setback to the overall drive. Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Founder-President, Avtar Group, tells The Economic Times that the biases against women are rife despite growing awareness around the value and need for diversity and inclusion.
No vacancy for women: India Inc tightens scrutiny of women jobseekers