(n:gage): In the book “Compelling People”, the authors state “In
hiring decisions, decision makers sometimes shift the hiring
criteria to emphasize social skills and penalize highly competent
female candidates, who are viewed as cold. When women negotiate
for a higher salary, they become less likable, though the opposite is
true for men.”
What is your take on this – does this play out in the Indian context
as well? What is your experience in how tech companies hire
women leadership?
Indraneil Roy (IR): Diversity and Inclusion is an important Corporate initiative
for Wipro. We have been involved with this initiative for now close to 10
years and have undertaken various programs to build a culture which
embraces this initiative.
From the beginning, we were clear that this initiative has to be accepted by
everyone in the organization and the leadership of Wipro will need to drive
this. A blue print was prepared on following points
n:gage | June 2017