TOP EMPLOYER OF WOMEN - TCS

1 Lakh and counting: TCS top employer of women

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In a landmark for India Inc, the of female employees at Tata Consultancy

Services [TCS] has crossed the One-Lakh mark, making it the country's

biggest employer of women in the private sector:  Women now comprise 

one-third of the IT magor's 3.06 lakh workforce.

This makes TCS, also the most valued company in India, one of the top

employers of women in the technology sector globally.  The top slot is 

held by IBM, which has an estimated 1.3 lakh women out of a workforce

of 4.31 lakh.

In terms of market capitalisation, the next two players in the domestic

IT market are Infosys [54,537 women employees] and Wipro [45,276]

but the female workforce of TCS is more than the two combined.  The

IT and BPO sectors collectively employ about 3.1 million, of which nearly

one million are women, according to the industry body Nasscom.

The Mubai-headquartered IT giant's achievement has also given a boost

to the $103 billion Tata Group's female employee strength, which now

stands at more than 1.4 lakh.

RIGHTING THE RATIO [ WOMEN STAFF]:

Company                   Total Staff                       Women Staff

TCS                           3,06,000                         1,00,100

One slot behind IBM

Cognizant                  1,87,400                         59,968

Infosys                      1,61,284                         54,537

Wipro                        1,47,452                         45,276

RIL                              37,815                         3,025

*Some figures may vary as they are based on estimates and news 

reports.

"We have a lot of female talent in India, especially in the technology

space.  It's great to see that the company has been able to attract them.

From 10,000 to 1,00,000, that is a growth of about 10% in 10 years," 

N. Chndrasekaran, CEO and MD of TCS, told to STOI.

SOURCE = Sunday Times.

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