New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Last week, global consultancy firm Capgemini published a report on the state of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the corporate sector, based on a survey of 2,750 leaders across 11 countries. The document, titled Gender and Leadership: Navigating Bias, Opportunity and Change, revealed several positive highlights.

A majority of the respondents (77%) believe that women are as effective as men in leadership roles. Over 65% said that having women in leadership roles improves business outcome, and 58% women and 59% men cited confidence as their key strength behind their success.

Since the survey featured only three people who identify as non-binary, the results don't affirm an improvement of DEI metrics across th...