85% of women in India missed out on raise, promotion because of their gender: LinkedIn study

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has launched the Opportunity Index 2021 report which has found that around 85% of women in India have missed out on raises and promotions because of their gender.This year’s report dives deep to understand how women perceive opportunities, and how the gender gap is further slowing down career progress for working women in India amid the pandemic. LinkedIn’s findings show that 9 in 10 (89%) women state they were negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.Fight for equal pay and opportunity continuesThe report shows that even though 66% of people in India feel that gender equality has improved compared to their parents’ age, India’s working women still contend the strongest gender bias across Asia Pacific countries.When asked about their reasons for being unhappy with opportunities to advance in their careers, 1 in 5 (22%) working women in India said their companies exhibit a ‘favourable bias’ towards men at work, when compared to the regional average of 16%.The LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021 highlights the difference in perception of available opportunities in the market for men and women in India.While 37% of India’s working women say they get fewer opportunities than men, only 25% of men agree…
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