Gender, Skilled Migration and IT: a comparitive study of India and the UK
2016-2018 (ESRC funded, UK)
PI: Parvati RAGHURAM and Clem HERMAN
Research Associates: Gunjan SONDHI and Esther RUIZ BEN
Project Summary
This project seeks to develop new perspectives on how to address the low numbers of women in the UK Information Technology (IT) sector, by examining how India attracts and maintains a high representation of women in its IT sector. There have been many attempts to improve women’s participation in the IT industry in the UK but they have had limited and variable success. However, gender equity in IT is an important target globally as there is increasing concern over falling entry and retention levels of women in IT, and in the STEM-subject professions more generally. India’s comparatively high rates of entry and retention are a globally-significant exception.
Industry Partners
India: NASSCOM
UK: TechUK, BCS Women, Tech London Advocates
Research Outputs
2020
2019
- Skilled Migration and IT Sector: A gendered analysis (India Migration Report 2019)
2018
- Women and IT Scorecard – India 2018
- Women in Leadership – India
- Bridging the digital divide (Lessons from India for the UK)
2017
Impact
- Gender Inclusion in Hiring in India (Shell Foundation Report, July 2019)
- The Bay Area-Silicon Valley and India: Convergence and Alignment in the Innovation Age (Bay Area Council Economic Institute, June 2019)
- Increasing the number of women in the IT sector (ESRC, March 2019)
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Gender equality at the workplace (Fortune India, November 2018)
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The Power of Parity – Advancing Women’s Equality in Asia Pacific (Mckinsey Global Institute Report, April 2018)
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6 women in tech whose stories will inspire young girls everywhere (Vogue India, June 2018)
Data Access
Archived data is accessible through the UK Data Service website.
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