With 50,000 workforce, it’s lady energy that drives IT sector in Kerala

Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s surmise that the get together could possibly be in peril if 50% of ladies illustration is allowed, although mentioned in half jest, will fall flat if he and different leaders with patriarchal mindset observe what has been taking place within the state’s IT sector. At current, near 50% of staff within the IT sector, which is the spine of industries within the state, are girls.  

As per IT division’s estimates, a minimum of 50,000 lady professionals are amongst 1.2 lakh staff in 900 firms working from varied IT parks within the state. According to sources within the trade, penetration of ladies in massive numbers from the entry degree to superior positions occurred within the final two years, particularly after the pandemic struck. About 20% on the supervisory degree and 10% on the senior administration degree in Technopark firms are girls, whereas lady staff make up for practically 50% on the entry-level. 

Jayanthi Lakshmi, chief finance officer, Kerala IT Parks, mentioned the illustration of ladies in Technopark has elevated within the current occasions. “IT parks in Kerala give woman employees a sense of security as they are in a safe working environment. This is attracting more women employees to the IT sector. All IT parks in Kerala have the facilities and security setup to work day and night, regardless of gender. The energy provided by the organisations and groups working here for the advancement of women is not small. The woman employees are sincere, energetic and have a good dedication level,” she mentioned. 

There are firms like Techvantage Systems in Technopark by which girls kind greater than 60% of the workforce. According to Jeeja Gopinath, co-founder and managing director, Techvantage Systems, her firm has lady staff even in key positions. “Our company started operations in 2010. We focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence. We always welcome more women on board and encourage them to occupy higher positions,” Jeeja  mentioned. 

Tina James, president of WE – Women Inclusive in Technology, girls’s IT collective and CEO of Revyrie Global, mentioned she had seen a rise within the workload and important strain on girls in the course of the pandemic in balancing their household lives and careers. “Our objective is to bring more women into the IT sector and to keep them in the career for a longer period so that they can reach higher positions. At present, only 4% women are in top positions in IT companies. We need to give upskill training to them as they have career breaks in between,” she mentioned. 

Radhika Viswanathan, vice-president, WE – Women Inclusive in Technology, mentioned the illustration of ladies in coaching programmes held on-line and offline is a welcome change. Radhika mentioned the variety of occasions and participation of ladies have elevated by 50% in previous one 12 months.

Making an enormous distinction
Over 60% of the workforce in firms like Techvantage Systems in Technopark are girls.  Some maintain key positions. According to firm co-founder Jeeja Gopinath , they all the time welcome extra girls on board and encourage them to occupy larger positions