Careernet study reveals Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai as sunshine cities in gender diversity with more than 30% female hires
Careernet’s latest report, ‘Moving Towards Equality – An Overview of Hiring Trends in 2022,’ provides valuable insights into the status of the Indian female workforce across various industries.
The number of female candidates placed by Careernet has consistently increased in recent years. In 2022, every 3rd candidate placed was a woman.
Bengaluru, 06th April 2023: Careernet, India’s leading talent solutions provider, has released a report “Moving towards Equality – an overview of the hiring trends in 2022” which highlighted Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai as sunshine cities with more than 30% female hires across industries.
While the findings from the study reveal that Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai are the top three cities in terms of employing female candidates, with 33%, 32%, and 31% of their hires being women, respectively, Delhi-NCR hired the least female workforce among Tier-1 cities, at only 22% of the overall. Significantly, the average percentage of total women candidates hired saw a steep drop outside of Tier-1 cities, from 31% to 12.5%.
The report also accentuates the key employment sectors recording significant hiring in India including GICs/GCCs – BFSI; GICs/GCCs – Telecom/Manufacturing/
To conduct the analysis, Careernet gathered data from a variety of sources, including employers’ career portals and internal data, and measured the month-on-month hiring trends. The company studied the data of the calendar year 2022 to analyse hiring sentiments across a comprehensive range of experience levels and industries, spread over 6 cities (Tier-1) across India. It studied a sample size of approximately 16,000 placements in 2022.
Careernet’s internal data revealed that the number of female candidates placed is on a healthy upward trend over the past few years. In the year 2022, every 3rd candidate placed was a woman.
In terms of experience levels, the highest proportion of women being recruited in 2022 was among freshers, at 35% of total campus recruitments. The hiring of female candidates at entry level (0-3 years) and mid-level (3-7 years) constitutes 27% of the total hires in their respective bands. However, a serious impediment to the job market is the proportion of women placed in senior-level positions (17%) which trails significantly behind lower experience levels.
Commenting on the report, Mr. Anshuman Das, CEO and Co-founder, Careernet, said, “We believe that women are an integral part of the workforce, and their participation is crucial for the growth and development of our country. Closing the gender gap in the workforce is not just a moral imperative but also makes good business sense. By creating employment opportunities for women and supporting their entry into traditionally male-dominated industries, we can not only drive economic growth but also promote gender equality. The government’s initiatives to provide impetus to industries have been instrumental in creating a favourable environment for the growth of the women workforce. The industry sentiment towards hiring women candidates continues to be positive, and we are optimistic about the opportunities that lie ahead for women in various job roles. In particular, we anticipate a high demand for women in the technology, banking, services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors.”
The findings indicate that in-demand job roles for female candidates include Software Architect, Accounting and Finance, DevOps Engineer, Application Developer, Automation Developer, Big Data, Business Analyst, Cloud Computing, Data Scientist, HR, Administration, Tutors, Content Writer, and Marketing and Research.
The hiring trends for women candidates across experience levels in different cities indicate Pune, Bangalore, and Chennai as the top locations for female freshers in 2022. The highest proportion of female candidates with 0-3 years of experience is hired in Pune, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, while mid-level hires are mostly made in Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. Mumbai, Pune, and Delhi/NCR have the least proportion of senior-level hires as women. The cities that drive tech innovation such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune, employ most of the female talent analysed.
Careernet enables employers to foster gender diversity by placing an increasing number of women candidates over the past few years. With the launch of Careernet Prism, its D&I solution for employers, the company is focused on solving the longstanding challenges of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for them.
Key takeaways of the report:
In the year 2022, one in every three candidates placed by Careernet was a woman.
Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai top the chart for highest proportion of women candidates hired.
Female tech talent is primarily placed in cities that drive tech innovation, viz. Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune.
Delhi/NCR hired the least proportion of women (22%) among Tier-1 cities.
The highest proportion of women being recruited by organisations is among freshers. 35% of the fresh talent from colleges placed in 2022 were women.
The Indian startup ecosystem has the lowest hiring of women – only 22%.
Software Architect, Accounting and Finance, DevOps Engineers, Application Developer/ Software Developer, Automation Developers, Big Data, Business Analyst, Cloud Computing, Data Scientist, HR, Administration, Tutors, Content Writer, and Marketing and Research are the in-demand domain skills for female candidates.
Delhi/NCR hired the least proportion of female workforce (21%) for mid-level (3-7 years) and senior mid-level (7-12 years) positions.
Entry-level (0-3 years) hirings of female candidates beyond Tier-1 cities constitute only 7.5% of the overall hires.
Outside of Tier-1 cities (Others), the average proportion of senior-level (12+ years) women candidates hired is only 12.15%.
Most women candidates were hired in fresher, entry-level (0-3 years), and mid-level (3-7 years) in 2022.
