New Delhi, March 30 -- Employment among working-age women in urban India has increased by around 10 percentage points over the past six years. Now approaching the 30% mark, it still remains relatively low compared to our peer countries and has considerable scope for improvement.

As educated urban women increasingly take up formal high-skilled jobs, does India risk fuelling the same diversity backlash in the future that the United States and other Western nations have seen? Will corporate policies designed to prevent discrimination and create inclusive environments for marginalized groups end up being discriminatory, either in perception or in reality? If yes, what can be done to avoid it?

It is widely known that quality job creation in ...