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Challenges Of Women Workforce in Information Technology Sector in Kolkata: An Overview

Author(s):

Dr Rupa Biswas , Department of Social Work St. Xaviers University Kolkata; Tanmayananda Chattaraj , Faculty of Commerce and Management St Xaviers University Kolkata; Manshi Chandak, Wipro Ltd Kolkata

Keywords:

Women Workforce, Information Technology Sector, Gender Sensitive Measures, HR Policies

Abstract

The workplace has always been dominated by male but with the evolution of the Information Technology sector in the 1990s which has exhibited a prospective employment avenue for women workforce in this sector. This paper explores to furnish a critical perspective on the various constraints confronted by women workforce at the Information Technology industries in Kolkata. It also highlights the safeguard adopted by the Human Resource Department in IT sectors in making workplaces identical and safe for women employees. The paper concludes with a policy recommendation, which if executed, could bring far flung repercussions in emancipating women workforce in Information Technology Industry.

Other Details

Paper ID: IJSRDV10I50024
Published in: Volume : 10, Issue : 5
Publication Date: 01/08/2022
Page(s): 39-45

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