A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF TODAY'S GENERATION'S OUTLOOK ON WOMEN AS LEADERS

Leaders wield a lot of power. Traditionally, it has always been men who held leadership posts in the corporate world. This may have been due to the fact that women in India, as well as all over the world, did not receive education at the same level as men. Today this barrier of accepting girls into schools/ colleges has been crossed physically. But psychologically, this concept has still to be accepted in the Indian society. The government of India statistics show female literacy at 58.9% as compared to the male literacy of 75.8%.
The situation in the five metros of India, however, does show equal literacy rates among girls and boys and the school dropout rates too are comparatively low. The girls from these cities are the torch-bearers for todays corporate leaders. However, one does not see too many women at top positions in Corporate India. The World Economic Forum places women at 21% and less in the middle level and above.
This research-based paper expresses the views of young working adults across the five metros of India on Women as Leaders in their chosen field of work. The youth today forms the backbone of the country tomorrow and it is imperative that their views about women holding key-positions is known and analysed.
The research focuses on the factual data of the women in Leadership positions in the industry and also the expectations and views of the respondents about women as leaders. A positive view about women in key positions augurs well for the coming generation and would fulfil the