(Source: File Photo)A whopping 87 per cent of Indian working women are seeking advancement in their careers, finds a survey challenging the commonly held view that women are not as ambitious as men. Conversely, 73 per cent of men believed that the workplace management is committed to gender diversity, suggesting that men were more optimistic about the company’s commitment toward gender diversity than women. “It is important to engage male employees to promote gender diversity. A strong correlation exists between men’s support for gender diversity and its subsequent progress. Men can be involved as mentors for women or as core members of the design and implementation team of the programme,” Aggarwal said.

Source: Indian Express December 11, 2017 11:15 UTC