85 Pct Indian Women Prefer More Flexibility at Workplace

The survey was conducted on more than 5,000 working women across 13 countries including India. LinkedIn partnered with Cross-Tab to survey more than 400 respondents between the ages of 18-65.

As per LinkedIn, women still face major career barriers in the workplace. The report said for professional women in India, lack of investment in professional development (48 percent) is the biggest challenge that affects their career, followed by the absence of a role model (43 percent).

It also said "Additionally, juggling between work and family life (36 percent) and inequality in pay (25 percent) were perceived to be major inhibitors of professional success."

LinkedIn India, Korea and MENA region Head of Communications Deepa Sapatnekar said that in spite of concerns over the social prejudice, a firm commitment to strike the right balance between personal and professional life and an increasing trend of grassroots entrepreneurialism in India are all very positive signs.

She added that "While female professionals here consider sexism to be a challenge more than other countries, it is heartening to see the confident strides Indian women are taking in their careers."

(With PTI inputs)

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