Does Gender Equal Organisations Contribute Towards Inclusive Growth - An Assessment

Abstract

One of the growing ventures in rethinking and restructuring the people factor in the increasing digitalised era is to promote and foster gender-equal workplaces and has emerged as one of the prominent visions of an inclusive and progressive “Vikshit Bharat 2047.” The paper re-conceptualises the gender-equal workplace by assessing the association between gender diversity and workplace dynamics in the Indian scenario. The research employed a quantitative approach using a Likert scale survey administered to 128 respondents across diverse sectors comprising education, healthcare, technology and manufacturing. The methodology designed gender diversity as the independent variable with workplace dynamics served as the dependent variable. Regression analysis revealed a noteworthy and constructive relationship between gender diversity and enhanced workplace dynamics projecting the transformative potential of inclusive practices in organisational settings. The results demonstrate the impact of inclusive practices improved teamwork, communication with employee well-being. Quite significantly findings also focused existing issues of work-life balance, unequal representation, and unconscious bias. Amidst transformational waves of ‘Make-in-India’ the study attempts to showcase prospective insights contributing towards gender diversity as a strategic advantage on workplace inclusion, harmonising India’s vision-mission-progression for a resilient and equitable Vikshit Bharat 2047.

Keywords: Inclusiveness, Vikshit Bharat 2047, Workplace Dynamics, Gender Diversity, Equality, Workplace Culture

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