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India: 43% of STEM Graduates Are Women. Then What?
India produces one of the world's highest shares of female STEM graduates — yet only 14% of its STEM workforce is female. The dropout happens after graduation.
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India has more women enrolled in STEM undergraduate programs than the US or EU in absolute numbers — yet only about 14% of India's STEM workforce is female. The gap between enrollment and employment is dramatic. A generation of Indian women are trained as engineers and scientists, then exit the workforce — for reasons that are cultural, economic, and structural all at once.
See also: Female Labor Force ParticipationSources
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