NEW DELHI: India’s C-suite gender gap is stark, highlighting a significant disparity in leadership roles, with women holding just 17% of C-suite roles and 20% of board positions at India Inc. What’s more concerning is the low recruitment of women into entry-level private sector jobs, said McKinsey’s ‘ Women in the Workplace ’ report focused on India.

Though women represent nearly half of the enrolled university students, they hold just one in three entry-level roles and 24% of manager-level positions, the survey of 77 domestic companies said.

Vivek Pandit, senior partner, McKinsey & Company, told TOI, “India’s starting point on women’s workforce participation is stronger than many assume, 33% at entry level compared to 48% in North America. And while North America made real strides at the top, nearly doubling C-suite representation over the past decade, India has the potential to follow that path. But progress isn’t automatic.”