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In 2023, JSW group has nearly tripled the number of women engineers hired through gradate engineering trainee (GET) programme year on year. It has hired more than 2,300 young GETs, of which nearly 600 are women and has set a target of 30% female GETs in the next two years. L&T inducted over 3,000 GETs in FY23 across its various businesses, of which 30% were women engineers. Tata Power has 23% women representation among engineering trainees in 2023, up from 21% in 2022.
Top Indian manufacturing companies employ fewer than seven women per 100 employees on average despite initiatives that promote workplace gender diversity, data from constituent companies of S&P BSE India Manufacturing Index put together by ET show.
The number of women professionals seeking freelance work has surged amidst a dearth of remote work opportunities for women, leading to many dropping out of full-time roles. Flexing It notes a 15% increase in the number of women consultants seeking freelance work in Q2 2021 versus the previous quarter, with 60% of them looking for full-time work. Many have opted for freelance roles for location flexibility.