How can we explain the gender gap in the top managerial position in the Indian labor market?

• Main Authors: Seevathian, Laetitia, Fouere, Mathilde
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS) 2019
• Subjects: India; women; gender gap; managerial positions; empowerment; Economics; Nationalekonomi
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-86213

India is becoming an important country in economic scene worldwide and will be the most populated country by 2050. With its fast-economic development, women’s place in society does not evolve at the same speed. The aim of this paper is to investigate the presence of gender inequalities in the accession to managerial occupation in the Indian labor market. A lot of studies have been conducted in European and North American countries, but there is not much about Asian countries. For this study, we used data from 2011 and find evidence of gender discrimination against women in their accession to managerial occupations and in terms of remuneration. This paper adds more literature about the gender gap in the Indian labor market and offers some tracks to solve India inequality issues on the labor market. Also, limitations regarding our work will be discussed.