What stops Indian Women From Moving Up the Corporate Ladder

Bangalore: Most of the Indian girls get married at a young age and so they are unable to pursue higher education and can’t move up the corporate ladder. According to a report by management consultancy Mckinsey and Company suggested that most of the Indian women face the problem of ‘double burden’ of holding job and taking care of family responsibilities, which prevents them from taking a step further.

The report titled, ‘Women Matter: An Asian Perspective’ shows that the reason behind most of the women leaving the jobs, in India, Korea and Japan, is the family commitments. Almost fifty percent of women who were surveyed prioritise the family responsibilities and leave their jobs. In India, out of the 45 percent of the survey respondents said that the ‘double burden’ influences mostly the senior women to leave the workplace.

In other countries like Australia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore the family duties doesnot exert much influence. According to the report 50 percent of the graduates in Asia are women but only few of them make it to the middle management. Women account for 6 percent on corporate boards and 8 percent on executive committees in an average. This estimates are low as compared to the estimates in Europe and United States, where the figures are little more.