An increasing number of qualified women professionals who had left their jobs due to maternity, caregiver responsibilities or other personal commitments want to return to the corporate world, according to exclusive data shared with ET by HerKey (formerly JobsForHer), a search portal and career engagement platform for women.
Jobs portal HerKey revealed a 58% YoY increase in the number of female professionals registering for returnee programmes in Q1 2021. The platform noted a 65% increase in total registrations from tier II-III towns in the same period. Several flexible work options, dedicated recruitment programmes and proactive enterprise engagement with talented professionals have encouraged the increase, said HerKey CEO Neha Bagaria.