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‘Ensure women do not drop out at middle-level positions’ [India]
With more women in top positions at leading domestic banks, ICICI Bank Executive Director K. Ramkumar, who is also responsible for its human resources functions, feels the Government [of India] and corporations need to find ways to get more women into the workforce. Ramkumar spoke to Business Line on ways to ensure that the drop-out rate of women at mid-level positions is minimised. This, he said, can be done with better child care, paediatric facilities and bringing about a change in the mindset of people…I have always maintained there are 3 reasons for drop-outs. First, there is very poor childcare facility in India; second, poor paediatric care facility and third, unlike in the past, grandmothers no more baby-sit their grandchildren…