Women Outpace Men in Leadership Growth Over Past Five Years
More women are occupying senior positions in India than before, according to a government report.
Women held 28.7% share in board of directors in FY25, up from 26.7% in FY20.
During the same period, men’s share declined to 71.3% from 73.3%.
A similar trend was observed in senior management roles. Women accounted for 16.6% of such positions in FY25 compared with 14.7% in FY20.
In contrast, the share of men declined to 83.3% from 85.3%, according to the ‘Women and Men in India 2024’ report by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI). Data for FY25 is as of January 31.
(LLR May 2025)
