Hiring of women for leadership roles rises to 23.2 per cent in early 2024, says report

Hiring of women for leadership roles has increased to 23.2 per cent across sectors in early 2024 even though employers are yet to achieve gender parity in top management, a report said on Thursday.

Women leadership hires have shown significant growth over the years to 23.2 per cent in early 2024, increasing from 18.8 per cent in 2016 to peaking at 25.2 per cent in 2021, according to a joint report by professional networking platform LinkedIn and public policy consulting firm the Quantum Hub – ‘Women in Leadership in Corporate India’.

The report has utilised insights from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph data, based on self-reported data available on the LinkedIn platform from across sectors.