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The Centre for Women Leadership is committed to driving the growth of women as leaders within the economy. The centre proposes to address barriers to the entry, retention, and growth of women as leaders in the economy, both within the formal and informal sector, through a range of initiatives.
India Story
At 52.8%, India has higher percentage of employable women than men, yet, the labor force participation rate among females is 32.7% and among males is 76.8% for 2023

Source: India Skills Report 2023
What will it take to make India among the top 10 countries in the world with the highest FLFPR?
Over 90% of women in India are engaged within the informal sector

Source: Periodic Labour Force Survey (2017-18)
What inputs can help women transition from the informal workforce into a formal structure?
Only 3.2% of the Fortune 100 companies are led by women. But as per a CII survey, more than 40% of working women want to rise to the top of their companies

Source: CII, SPJIMR White paper on enhancing women leadership in India
What can companies do to build this pipeline of women leaders?
VISION
To inspire leadership, in thought and action, to drive transformation, towards Women's Leadership within the Economy.
MISSION
Co-Creating Ecosystems to enable women to achieve their full economic potential within the formal and informal sectors.
Key Focus Areas
Knowledge Creation
Research to inform policy & Industry
Research around women in leadership
Models and tools to promote inclusion in the workplace
Matrices to assess and assist upscaling of women-led business
Skill mapping of women in SHGs
Capacity Building
Upskilling of women SHG members
Upscaling of women-led business
Gender audits for organizations/ private sector
Gender responsive workplaces
Gendered business reporting
Women's leadership across all levels
Promoting Best Practices
Gender Parity Awards
Roundtables & Conversations around Inclusion of women
Compendiums around good practices
Building Alliances
Indian Women Network
Our Initiatives
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Women in STEM
The CII Centre for Women Leadership in collaboration with the US State Department is conducting an interaction with Ms. Mercedes Soria, Executive Vice President of Software Engineering and the Chief Intelligence Officer at Knightscope Inc. Mercedes is a Mentor at the U.S. Department of State’s TechWomen initiative where she coaches women in STEM fields from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The conversation will bring together industry leaders from across sectors and uncover the current development in the field of AI and Machine learning while exploring the opportunities for inclusion of women through the evolution of this sector.


 
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Women in Energy
The CII - Centre for Women Leadership and Quantum Hub (TQH) have scheduled a closed-door roundtable consultation session with Industry partners to understand the role of India’s energy sector in accelerating women-led development in the country.


 
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Sector 18, Gurugram, Haryana 122015
centreforwomenleadership@cii.in
0124 40140760
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