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If you’ve ever walked into an energy sector boardroom and felt like you accidentally stepped into an all-boys club, you’re not alone. Women are estimated to make up <\/strong>15%<\/strong><\/a> of the workforce in India’s energy sector<\/strong>, as per a study that will be released by NRDC and CEEW. And leadership roles? Even fewer.<\/p>\n This isn’t just a gender equity problem; it’s a business and innovation crisis<\/strong>. McKinsey research<\/strong> showed that companies with diverse leadership teams are 25%<\/strong><\/a> more likely to outperform their competitors<\/strong>. Yet, the energy sector continues to face skewed gender hierarchies. For the industry to power the future, it needs to start by flipping the switch on outdated HR policies.<\/p>\n No, we’re not asking for pink hard hats or “women in energy” panels with zero women speakers. What actually moves the needle? Smarter, more inclusive HR policies.<\/strong> Here are a few that work:<\/p>\n Some organizations are already proving that inclusive policies aren’t just good PR-they work<\/strong>. CLASP, a global nonprofit working on appliance efficiency, is a case in point<\/strong>. With a woman CEO, 6 out of 11 leadership roles held by women, and a workforce that is 76% female<\/strong>, CLASP shows how intentional HR strategies lead to real gender balance.<\/p>\n Even in India’s traditionally male-dominated energy sector, companies are making progress. NTPC Ltd., India’s largest power producer, has <\/strong>launched<\/strong><\/a> all-women engineering batches<\/strong>, while Tata Power’s ‘<\/strong>Women in Leadership<\/strong><\/a>’ program<\/strong> is actively training and mentoring women for senior roles.<\/p>\n One or two companies making an effort won’t fix an entire sector<\/strong>. The energy industry can benefit immensely by addressing women in leadership as an an operational necessity.<\/p>\n Governments, industry bodies, and other organizations in the sector must work together<\/strong> to:<\/p>\n As we celebrate International Women’s Day<\/strong>, let’s move past LinkedIn posts about “women empowerment” and start fixing the policies that hold women back<\/strong>. The energy sector isn’t just about sustainability, it’s about building a smarter, more innovative, and inclusive workforce<\/strong>. The best time to start? Yesterday. The second-best time? Right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n Meret Philip <\/strong> If you’ve ever walked into an energy sector boardroom and felt like you accidentally stepped into an all-boys club, you’re not alone. Women are estimated to make up 15% of the workforce in India’s energy sector, as per a study that will be released by NRDC and CEEW. And leadership roles? Even fewer. This isn’t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":23156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvrising.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}HR policies as a catalyst for change<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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On the cusp of change<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What does a sector-wide commitment look like?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Moving beyond symbolic gestures<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Director, Human Resources (Europe, India, Indonesia, and Kenya)<\/strong>
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