Taking a lead: Startups beat corporates in gender inclusivity race

Women account for 35% of people employed in startups, compared to 19% in the corporate sector, shows a study

India’s startup universe outperforms the corporate sector in terms of gender inclusivity and can play a crucial role in accelerating the trend, a survey shows. 

The survey comes at a time when the low level of women’s participation in the workforce has become a growing cause for concern among economists and policy-makers.

Called the Women in India’s Startup Ecosystem Report or WISER, the study has been conducted by Indian philanthropy platform ACT for Women and Udaiti Foundation in collaboration with McKinsey as knowledge partner, and LEAD and Krea University as research partner. 

More than 200 startups participated in the study, which included such