Athira Sethu
Kochi, 8 March 2025
India’s IT sector has emerged as one of the biggest female employers, with technological growth at a fast pace and an increased demand for expert skills. In 2025, the opportunities for women to work have risen by 48%, with IT contributing significantly to this increase.
According to industry body- NASSCOM, women currently constitute 34% of the IT population in India, a stark contrast to other nations such as the US and UK, where female engagement in tech is on the decline.
In 2025, nearly 53% of women in the workforce have fewer than three years of experience, and 32% have four to six years of experience. Women with longer experience, like 7 to 10 years, constitute nearly 11% of the workforce, indicating that the majority of women in tech are in the early stages of their careers. A sizable 25% of women’s job vacancies in 2025 are for freshers, which reflects high demand for youth in IT, HR, and Marketing, reports said.
The IT industry is the biggest employer of women in India, employing 23% of white-collar women. Women are also increasingly filling specialized positions in new technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, and data science. About 26% of women are employed in these advanced fields, which demand highly skilled personnel.
One of the factors behind the increase in women’s employment is the expansion of women’s job opportunities to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Now, 41% of women’s jobs are available in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities such as Nashik, Surat, and Coimbatore, giving women more local career choices. This is making it easier for women in non-metro locations to get employment without relocating to large cities.
IT companies have also implemented some initiatives to persuade women to participate in and remain part of the workforce. To illustrate, HCL Technologies brought forth its “iBelieve” initiative to assist women back in the labor market after taking a career break. The program offers training to enhance their skill set, and it has evoked immense enthusiasm. Further, companies such as TCS are also providing flexible working options to enable women juggling family tasks with continuing to work.
The Indian IT industry has been at the forefront of encouraging women’s entry into the workforce, and this is reducing the gender divide in the technology sector. Maternity leave and flexible working arrangements, among other policies, as well as programs to end workplace discrimination, have encouraged women to enter the IT sector. More women are now entering the sector, and many are advancing in their careers into managerial positions.
This Women’s Day, we rejoice at the advancement of women in India’s IT sector and look forward to even more achievements in the years to come.
