India's working women contend strongest gender bias across APAC countries

Image: Shutterstock  Highlighting the inherent gender bias in the workforce in India, LinkedIn’s Opportunity Index 2021 reports that more than four in five working women (85 percent) have missed out on a raise, promotion or work offer because of their gender. The study points out that India’s working women still contend the strongest gender bias across Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, with one in five working women expressing that companies exhibit a ‘favourable bias’ towards men at work. Women have reported that managing home and work during the pandemic has negatively impacted their career prospects. More than seven in 10 working women and working mothers feel that managing familial responsibilities have come in the way of career development. About two-thirds of working women (63 percent) and working mothers (69 percent) said they have faced discrimination at work because of household responsibilities. For the report, an online survey was conducted between January 26 to 31 among 18- to 65-year-olds. It had more than 10,000 respondents across the APAC regions, including Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. In India, the top three job opportunities sought by both men and women are job security, a job that they love and a work-life balance.…
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