{"id":27333,"date":"2025-09-25T14:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=27333"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:33:50","slug":"women-in-leadership-touches-20-2025-avtar-seramount-bcwi-mici-bcesg-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=27333","title":{"rendered":"Women in Leadership Touches 20%: 2025 Avtar & Seramount BCWI, MICI, BCESG Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Women in Leadership Touches 20%: 2025 Avtar & Seramount BCWI, MICI, BCESG Study<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Pharma leads in the ratio of women in leadership \u2013 24.8% of Corporate Executives are women in the sector, followed by the GCC with 22% women at leadership levels.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Female and male attrition rates similar at 20%; Better job opportunities, the no.1 reason for both women and men to quit<\/p>\n

\u2022 Health\/well-being related challenges emerge as a dominant reason for women to exit the workplace: even more than child-care responsibilities<\/p>\n

\u2022 100% companies on the Most Inclusive Companies Index (MICI) focus on People with Disabilities (PwD), up from 58% in 2019<\/p>\n

\u2022 Energy efficiency (90% companies) and solar adoption (80% companies) are the most prevalent sustainability strategies as per the 1st edition of Best Companies for Environment, Sustainability & Governance (BCESG)<\/p>\n

Chennai, September 25, 2025<\/p>\n

Avtar, India\u2019s pioneer and leading workplace culture consulting and inclusion solutions company, today announced findings from the 10th edition of Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI), listing. The findings mark an evolution in the integration of inclusion as an important business imperative in India Inc. In this landmark edition, the BCWI listing features 125 companies. For the first time, women\u2019s representation in leadership touches 20%, even as overall women\u2019s representation amongst Best Companies stays stable at 35.7%. Professional Services leads with 44.6% of workforce being women, followed by ITES with 41.7% women. Pharma with 25% of women, FMCG with 23% and Manufacturing with 12% women are intensifying their inclusion efforts.<\/p>\n

The study also examined reasons for which women and men quit work. While attrition rates of women and that of men are similar across levels in Best Companies with hovering around 20%, the no.1 reason for both women and men to leave their organizations is access to better job opportunities. Health\/well-being related challenges emerge as another dominant reason for women to exit the workplace, even more than child-care responsibilities<\/p>\n

In its 10th edition, BCWI received 365 applications from organizations across various industries, regions and sectors in India, out of which companies from industries as diverse as Automotive, BFSI, Chemical, Conglomerate, Consumer Products, E-Commerce, Global Capabilities Centre (GCC), Hospitality, Health Care, IT, ITES, Logistics and Management Consulting, Manufacturing, Media, Pharmaceutical, Professional Services, Revenue Cycle Management, Real Estate, Retail and Apparel, and Science & Engineering, Telecommunication and Utilities, made it to the Best Companies List. The 2025 Avtar & Seramount Top 10 Best Companies for Women in India listed alphabetically, are: Accenture Solutions Private Limited, AXA XL India Business Services Pvt. Ltd, Cairn Oil and Gas Vedanta Limited, EY, KPMG in India, Mastercard Incorporation, Optum Global Solutions (India) Private Limited, Procter & Gamble India, Tech Mahindra Limited and Wipro Limited. The full list can be viewed, here: https:\/\/www.avtarinc.com\/enrich\/best-companies-for-women-in-india-bcwi\/<\/p>\n

Avtar also released the seventh edition of its annual index – Most Inclusive Companies Index (MICI) that spotlights organizational commitment to include the diversity strands of Persons with Disabilities (PwD), LGBTQ+, generations and cultural diversity. From 58% companies focusing on People with Disabilities (PwDs) in 2019, the focus has increased drastically to an absolute 100% of companies focusing on the same, this year. The companies that feature in MICI together employ 9687 People with disabilities. LGBTQ+ inclusion also has gained widespread acceptance \u2013 from 23% companies focusing on LGBTQ+ in 2019, this has grown to 95%, this year. The 2025 Avtar & Seramount Champions of Inclusion, listed alphabetically, are: Accenture Solutions Private Limited, Allianz Services India, AXA XL India Business Services Pvt. Ltd, Encore Capital Group Inc, EY, IBM India Private Limited, KPMG in India, Mastercard Incorporation, Omega Healthcare Management Services Pvt. Ltd. and UST. The full list can be viewed, here: https:\/\/www.avtarinc.com\/enrich\/benchmarking\/<\/p>\n

For the very first time, Avtar also announced the Top 10 Best Companies for ESG. The BCESG framework evaluates companies on the three tenets of ESG – environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and governance excellence. This study revealed that energy efficiency (90% companies) and solar adoption (80% companies) are the most prevalent sustainability strategies, while hydroelectric and wind energy remain underutilized due to infrastructure and geographic limitations. While 100% of companies have a formal policy for occupational safety and health, 90% deliver ESG specific training to all its employees. The 2025 Avtar & Seramount Top 10 Best Companies for ESG, listed alphabetically, are: CGI, Eaton Technologies Pvt Ltd, EPAM Systems India Private Limited, GRP LTD, Infosys Limited, Lear Corporation, Solenis chemicals, Tata Communications Ltd, UST and Wipro Limited. The full list can be viewed, here: https:\/\/www.avtarinc.com\/avtar-seramount-best-companies-for-esg-bcesg-in-india\/<\/p>\n

Dr. Saundarya Rajesh – Founder, President, Avtar, celebrating the progress expressed, \u201cMy heartiest congratulations to all our winners for bringing inclusion and belonging to life, through intention and focused action! The results are here for us to see \u2013 from an average women\u2019s representation of 25% in 2016, the best companies have collectively grown to 35.7% women\u2019s representation, this year. Women in C-suite leadership touches an impressive 20%, up from 13% in 2016. What\u2019s truly encouraging is that these efforts extend beyond multinational corporations \u2013 the share of Indian companies that feature in the Best Companies listing has grown from 25% in 2021, to 40% this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

She further added, \u201cAs we honor the achievements of these frontrunners, many of whose journeys we have seen up close in the past 10 years, we are also inspired by the broader movement they are driving. One that empowers women, enables allies, embraces diverse identities and engages responsibly with sustainability, helping unlock the full potential of the workforce!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat inspires me about the Most Inclusive Companies Index is the real change it sparks\u2014helping organizations in India break down barriers, design thoughtful solutions, and open new opportunities for underrepresented talent,\u201d said Subha Barry, President of Seramount. \u201cThis recognition reflects the passion and commitment of leaders who are creating workplaces where women, LGBTQ+ employees, persons with disabilities, and talent across generations feel valued and can truly thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Women in Leadership Touches 20%: 2025 Avtar & Seramount BCWI, MICI, BCESG Study \u2022 Pharma leads in the ratio of women in leadership \u2013 24.8% of Corporate Executives are women in the sector, followed by the GCC with 22% women at leadership levels. \u2022 Female and male attrition rates similar at 20%; Better job opportunities, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,29,10,30,38,11,27,34,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-classifieds","category-corporate","category-finance","category-legal","category-new-hopes","category-news","category-technology","category-value-added-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27335,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27333\/revisions\/27335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}