{"id":5133,"date":"2017-02-28T14:13:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T13:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ounews.co\/?p=5133"},"modified":"2017-02-28T14:13:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T13:13:50","slug":"ou-research-informs-prominent-it-gender-report-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/science-mct\/ou-research-informs-prominent-it-gender-report-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"OU research informs prominent IT gender report in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open University researchers have co-produced the latest edition of a high-profile report on the state of the IT industry in India and female participation in particular.<\/em><\/p>\n

The OU\u2019s researchers\u00a0<\/i>produced the spring edition of the 2017 Women in IT Scorecard-India<\/a>\u00a0with the support of India\u2019s leading IT trade association,\u00a0NASSCOM<\/a>. This aims to improve understanding of the make-up of women in the information technology sector in India. Researchers presented at NASSCOM Diversity and Inclusion summit 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IT\u00a0has become the flagship industry and the bedrock of India\u2019s recent presence on the global stage. The sector has relatively high, and increasing, numbers of women in IT in India in comparison to the small and falling numbers of women in this sector in the Western world.<\/p>\n

The OU project<\/a> behind the spring Scorecard-India, is Gender, Skilled Migration and IT<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It considers why the\u00a0IT sector in India manages to both employ and retain women in highly-skilled roles, comparing\u00a0the experiences of women in the IT sector in India and the UK. It will also gain insights from migrant women and men who move between the two countries to understand both the gender norms and the best practice in each country.<\/p>\n

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Prof Parvati Raghuram<\/p><\/div>\n

The project is being led by Professor of Geography and Migration, Parvati Raghuram<\/a>, with co-investigator and Senior Lecturer in Computing and Communications\u00a0Dr Clem Herman.<\/p>\n

The NASSCOM Scorecard-India provides data on women\u2019s employment patterns and leadership pathways in India and situates this in an international context. The OU research draws on internationally accredited and comparable data, as well as a bespoke survey with IT firms. It lays the foundation for understanding the similarities and differences between women\u2019s participation in the IT sector in India.<\/p>\n

Professor Raghuram, said:<\/p>\n

We are very pleased to be able to present the spring edition of the 2017 Women in IT Scorecard-India. Perhaps surprisingly, what is also notable is the relatively high and increasing numbers of women in IT in India in comparison to the small and falling numbers of women in this sector in the Western world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis report, for the first time, provides some of the statistics behind this pattern. It provides data on women\u2019s employment patterns and leadership pathways within the India industry and situates it in a global context.”<\/p>\n

The research found that:<\/p>\n