Removing Structural Barriers through Women Empowerment: A Study of Indian Inc.

Abstract

The female population of the world today is 3.9 billion of which 497 million is in India itself. In spite of being such a vast reservoir of untapped potentials the female population has faced diversified situations throughout their life and are subjected to glass ceiling and gender intolerance. This segregation of the gender-bias society has made Indian economy retrogressive. Many up-to-the-minute Indian Inc. are walking on the conduit of eliminating this gender disparity by employing various new ideas in their corporations. They are empowering the women by incorporating strict protocol against gender shaming and harassments and by giving proper training, promotion and position on the basis of skill merit and experience. They believe women empowerment is the key corporate investment. The main need of the day is not the creation of implementation of new ideas to empower women but ideologies with mind frames that accepts the feminine power as equally worthy of respect and expansion. But even after their active participation the condition of women of the society as an individual, consumer, employee or entrepreneur has a long way ahead before being equal to that of the male subjugated economic culture.

This paper explores the various steps taken by the Indian Inc. towards attaining a genderneutral society through various laws or act.