BENGALURU: The current scenario involves women staying ahead of men in the race of acquiring entry level jobs. Marking the progress, women are getting hired by the BPM (business process management) and Indian IT sector. Compared to the male job applicants, women have 50% higher chances of getting IT-BPM jobs as they grab 51% of the entry level positions. The figures are based on a report by Nasscom featuring inclusive trends and gender diversity. Figures suggest that the Indian IT-BPM sector employs about 3.7 million candidates which include 35 percent women. But the present situation reveals women being the majority at the entry level. The report also mentions the fact that only 15 percent male applicants get the final offers, while 22 percent women get final offers, proving to have a higher success rate.

As per the 2011-2012 reports, with respect to the total women employees, women in the managerial roles have increased by 2 percent i.e. to 23%. The rise also indicates women shifting from support roles and preferring business oriented positions specifically inclined towards development and training. Reports also claim that the Indian IT-BPM industry receives job applications from 28 percent women, marking a substantial increase by 5% where 35% of the total job offers are granted to women applicants.

"Our research showed that there were inherent biases in the selection process at the entry level. We sensitized interviewers on their approach towards hiring women candidates. We also sponsored executive management programmes for high-performing women talent," said Partha De Sarkar, CEO of Hinduja Global Solutions. Partha De Sarkar mentioned that about 18 months ago, his India team reported the lowest gender diversity ratios with only 20% of women employees. Several measures were taken, encouraging women to enter the job sector. As a result of the measures, currently, HGS consist of 35 percent women employees.

"Our entry level hires and senior management retention has been good. I have a huge task to tackle in the middle," said Sarkar. Christopher Arnold, senior VP at Wells Fargo India Solutions said that their campus hiring includes 50% or more female candidates. But in spite of the facts, the overall proportion of women is low. Arnold states that the company deals with analytics and fails to attract women candidates into the workforce. 1 out of 20 applications he receives is from a woman, expecting better results in the future. He also claims that women are versatile in nature and can be offered training in the field of analytics at entry level.

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