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<p>Although the manufacturing sector remains male-dominated - with representation of women at 5-15% - the companies which realise that the business needs a wider talent pool are taking proactive measures to move the needle, said experts.</p>
Although the manufacturing sector remains male-dominated – with representation of women at 5-15% – the companies which realise that the business needs a wider talent pool are taking proactive measures to move the needle, said experts.

Mumbai: An increasing number of manufacturing majors in India are challenging gender stereotypes by inducting more women on the shop floor, driven primarily by a business case to widen the talent pool.

JSW Group, Aditya Birla Group, Tata Motors, RPG Group and MG Motors India are among the companies that are looking to hire more women for positions ranging from shop floor managers to workers–job roles traditionally dominated by men.

Jayant Acharya, joint managing director and chief executive of JSW Steel, told ET that the company’s new colour-coated steel manufacturing unit in Kashmir’s Pulwama, which is expected to be commissioned by March, will have more than 50% women.

“This initiative not only meets our gender diversity objectives but also aims to create an inclusive workplace that will offer opportunities for local women to become economically self-reliant,” Acharya said. The company’s coil-to-plate and sheet processing line unit at Vijayanagar in Karnataka’s Ballari district is entirely managed by a group of about 60 female engineers. Meanwhile, group company JSW Paints is creating colorant lines that will be managed by women, said its CEO, AS Sundaresan.

At Aditya Birla Group, more than…


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