JobsForHer announces winners of DivHERsity Awards 2021
The DivHERsity Awards gala took place at AccelHERate 2021 — India's biggest (virtual) conference for companies committed to accelerating women’s careers.
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This International Women’s Day, JobsForHer announced the winners of its flagship awards ceremony DivHERsity Awards 2021 to showcase and reward best practices by companies, create benchmarking for gender diversity in India and inspire other companies to embark on their D&I journeys.
The DivHERsity Awards gala took place at AccelHERate 2021 — India's biggest (virtual) conference for companies committed to accelerating women’s careers.
JobsForHer has compiled an extensive benchmarking report based on data collected from over 300 companies across India covering a number of parameters, including Gender Diversity Programs, Diversity Hiring, Diversity Policies, Women Returnee Programs, and Women-specific L&D and Leadership Development Programs.
The Awards witnessed representation from a wide variety of industries and sectors — from IT and e-commerce to management consulting and many more. Below is the list of the key categories and the companies that got felicitated.
The top 5 large enterprises in the spotlight included:
- Airbus Group India Pvt Ltd
- Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
- Mastercard Incorporated
- Verizon India (Verizon Data Services India Pvt. Limited)
- VMware Software India Pvt Ltd
Top5 companies in DivHERsity (SMEs/ Startups) included
- Beam Suntory
- KR mroads India Pvt Ltd
- MG Motor India
- NextGen Healthcare India Pvt Ltd
- Pitney Bowes India Pvt. Ltd.
Here are the DivHERsity Champions (Large Enterprises)
- Gopinath Pullaihgari, Verizon India
- Priti Singh, Mastercard Incorporated
- Sailaja Bhagavatula, Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
- Sarika Naik, Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd
- Suraj Chettri, Airbus Group India Pvt Ltd
The Top 5 DivHERsity Champions (SMEs/ Startups) are
- Deepali Dev, ECOS India Mobility & Hospitality Pvt Ltd
- Manish Patel, MG Motor India
- Mridvika Raisinghani, Shortlist Professional Services Pvt Ltd
- Ruchi Bhalla, Pitney Bowes India Pvt Ltd
- Sayan Chatterjee, Beam Suntory

There were also awards given to the top 5 Most Innovative Practices in several facets of diversity; these included:
Top5 Most Innovative Practices — DivHERsity Hiring
- Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
- ANZ Support Services India Pvt. Ltd
- Morgan Stanley Advantage Services
- PepsiCo
- Willis Towers Watson
Top5 Most Innovative Practices— DivHERsity Policies
- Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd
- Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd
- Mastercard Incorporated
- Myntra Designs Private Limited
- VMware Software India Pvt Ltd
Top5 Most Innovative Practices — DivHERsity Programs
- Airbus Group India Pvt Ltd
- Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
- Dell Technologies
- Eaton
- Mastercard Incorporated
Top5 Most Innovative Practices— Women Returnee Programs
- Airbus Group India Pvt Ltd
- Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd
- Mastercard Incorporated
- Verizon India (Verizon Data Services India Pvt. Limited)
- ThoughtWorks Technologies India Private Limited
Top5 Most Innovative Practices — Women L&D Programs
- Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
- EY
- Cushman & Wakefield India Pvt Ltd
- Ericsson India Global Services Pvt Ltd
- Mastercard Incorporated
Top5 Most Innovative Practices — Women Leadership Development
- Airbus Group India Pvt Ltd
- Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
- Biocon Limited
- Micron Technology Operations India LLP
- Verizon India (Verizon Data Services India Pvt. Limited)
The increase in diversity in the workforce will have a direct impact on the bottom lines of companies, with research showing an increased ROI for companies which benefit from the diverse perspectives and capabilities that women bring.
An increase in women’s participation in the workforce will also have a huge impact on society and families in bringing more gender balance and equity, with women truly being empowered to take their own decisions and carve their own paths.
To know more about AccelHERate and DivHERsity Awards, visit us here
About JobsForHer
Incepted in 2015, JobsForHer connects the 2 million+ job aspirants registered on the platform to 7000+ companies across the country. Aside from matching the candidates to relevant job opportunities, the platform also offers mentorship for women looking to start/restart their careers. The brand also has over 400+ reskilling partners to assist women in reskilling/upskilling themselves before they join/re-join the workforce.
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