From 9 lakh in 2013, over 20L women in IT now

BENGALURU: The Indian tech sector has added over 10 lakh women in direct employment in the last decade, underscoring the concerted efforts from the industry, academia and government in fostering and supporting inclusive actions.

Indian IT employed 9 lakh women, or 30% of the total 30 lakh directly employed in the India IT sector in the year 2012-13. Today, that number has doubled to over 20 lakh, or 36% of the total workforce of 50.3 lakh in the industry.

A confluence of factors has accelerated women’s representation, including companies developing progressive policies to induct more women into the workforce, increased number of colleges offering computer science courses and more women opting for it,