Women’s employment on rise, Pune sees highest growth: Report

In the broader category, hostels for women saw a 61 per cent increase in searches, led by Delhi (+77%), Pune (+62%), and Ernakulam (+58%).

Meanwhile, hostels for men recorded an even sharper 97% rise, driven by spikes in Pune (+180%), Delhi (+161%), and Bangalore (+130%). Together, these findings point to a wider trend of professionals, especially younger cohorts, seeking shared, flexible, and community-oriented living solutions.

The report also reported an 8 per cent year-on-year rise in women-led business listings (as on July 2025 vs as on July 2024), signalling growing entrepreneurship and economic participation among women.

In contrast to another report, the State of Inclusion: Where We Stand in 2025 report by Great Place to Work, revealed that women continue to make up just 26 per cent of the Indian workforce in 2025, a figure that has remained unchanged for three consecutive years.

The report further notes that while women form the largest share of historically excluded groups (HEGs) in the workforce, other categories such as persons with disabilities (PwDs), LGBTQIA+ employees, and veterans remain far less represented. Industry patterns reveal sharp contrasts— IT leads with more than 33 per cent HEG representation, while manufacturing, production, and construction continue to lag, underscoring the need to expand diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) efforts beyond the tech sector.