- By the year 2027, women in tech will be nearly four times the current number working in the profession
- There are predicted to be over 3.3 lakh women in AI roles by 2027
- The report aims to highlight and honor the contributions of women leading the AI ecosystem in India
Currently, only one in five professionals in India's technology workforce are women, but this is likely to increase nearly fourfold by 2027 with over 3.3 lakh women taking up roles in AI, a report said on Friday, the last day of TiEcon Delhi 2025.
A report by Kalaari Capital's CXXO initiative has tracked increasing participation by women in the India AI ecosystem and recognized women leaders shaping the sector.
The report noted that AI and machine learning (AI/ML) have now become the most preferred career paths for women in technology, with 41 percent of women choosing these domains, which is slightly higher than the 37 percent among men.
It also cited that India is a global leader in women’s participation in STEM education, with women accounting for 43 percent of the annual STEM enrollments.
However, only one in four women with a STEM degree transition into related careers, leaving women with just 27 percent representation in the country’s STEM workforce.
The findings further showed that women's engagement with AI tools like ChatGPT has almost tripled in the last two years, reflecting a broader global trend in digital adoption. In the next three years, women professionals in AI/ML are expected to increase almost fourfold.
However, funding for women-led AI startups remains uneven. Over $320 million of the $542 million was raised by just five companies. Of India's 24 AI startups that have raised over $50 million, only four include a woman co-founder and none have an all-women founding team.
The report also pointed out that in the GenAI industry, women form roughly one-third of entry-level positions, reducing to two in ten at the senior level.
Vani Kola, the Managing Director of Kalaari Capital, added during her address that it is only when innovation reflects the diversity of those whom it serves that true possibilities are opened up. She pointed out that underrepresentation in AI limits participation and reduces the diversity of perspectives involved in shaping intelligent systems.
Vani added that for India to build AI that is both inclusive and trusted for the world, diversity needs to be a key performance indicator that is actually measured, supported, and achieved. The report also listed women leaders in AI for their efforts toward promoting technology, innovation, and research across the country.
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