
How hiring women can improve your company’s bottom line
First, the bad news: according to a World Bank report, more than one-third of all job advertisements in India specify the preferred gender of the prospective employee, usually male. Women, on the other hand, are preferred for low-quality, low-status and low-paid informal jobs. Now, the good news: India fares better than its other Asian counterparts when it comes to diversity in executive and non-executive roles in corporate boardrooms. Women in India occupy 5% executive posit