Point in the right direction: Nikhil Kamath emphasizes gender gap in India - here's how Netizens reacted

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath raised the issue of gender gap and recognition of women’s unpaid labor in a position on social media to articulate and take the matter. In a thread of posts addressing the issue on X (formerly Twitter), supplemented by graphics using data from the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation and the International Labor Organization, Nikhil Kamath asked his followers about their thoughts on the gender difference and possible solutions to the problem. Data ‘points in the right direction …’ says Nikhil Kamath, the new billionaire, noted that although the data for India ‘pointing’ in the right direction ‘, much more is needed from’ society and psychology ‘, to bring about gender equality. “This chart is definitely pointing in the right direction for India, problem at the core is perhaps one of society and psychology, the more I think about it, we must all change … To articulate and take, Step 1 can be,” Nikhil Kamath wrote on September 11. Is India really closing the gender gap? Here is what shows data … according to the graphics shared by Nikhil Kamath, in terms of the gender shift in education in the country, at most academic levels, more girls are enrolled today than boys – and also graduated in large numbers. His graph showed that 57 percent of postgraduate degrees go to women, and that 67 percent of the M.Phil containers are women; With drop -off rates for girls lower than boys in high school. It further showed that according to the 1981 data, only 3 out of ten women could read, while the number is 7 out of 10 today. However, the employment scenario offers a ‘paradox’. According to Nikhil Kamath’s post, participation in women’s workforce jumped from 23 percent in 2018 to 42 percent in 2024. In terms of demographics, 48 ​​percent of rural women work compared to only 28 percent of urban women. Note the (pay) gap! Women deserve less than men in India? The shared data showed that women earned £ 76 for every £ 100 men on an average salary. Noticed that women do ‘double shift, a few salary’, as most women work more than they have out of work, more work. The post showed that women in 2024 give unpaid homework and care for seven hours; While men spent just two hours the same – it is three times more work, without any payment. However, when it comes to decisions, only 3.4 percent of Indian women make independent household decisions. What about power rolls? How do businesses and politicians do? Kamath’s graphs showed that less than 3 percent of Indian boot and Fortune are 500 CEOs women; And only 16 percent of senior and middle management roles go to women. But the women who are the space perform good-two out of five small businesses and 17 percent of the unicorns are led. And from 2025, the companies led by women in India have a combined valuation of more than $ 40 billion. In Parliament, women’s participation rose from 7.2 percent in 1995 to 13.8 percent in 2024. Gender gap, equality: How did Netizens respond? At the time of writing, Die Post had 27,800 views, with any commentators noticing the growth in the education and labor mage numbers. One user on social media shared their observations and noted: “Progress is slow, but India certainly needs more women on leadership positions in large organizations. These serious gap here. They are indeed much better and holistic decision makers.” The user added that the key area to solve is ‘how to get (get) more rural women to participate in work’ and suggested that the issue of wage gap ‘government or regulator need intervention’. Another noted: “Social initiatives and collaborative associations have improved the numbers in rural areas. Education is certainly a reason for their lower payments in rural areas. We must at least study them until graduation.