Women's Participation in Formal Workforce is imperative to realizing India's ambition of Viksit Bharat
157 million employable women are outside the workforce despite women outpacing men in educational enrollment.
Levers of Change
80% of women decline jobs due to housing and mobility barriers.
Udaiti works with central and state governments to identify priority areas for intervention and enable informed decision-making through data-backed systems.
8 high-growth sectors have the potential to add 2.1 million women to India's workforce by 2030
Udaiti helps unlock this opportunity by tackling the demand-supply mismatch across both blue and white collar sectors, connecting employable women to quality jobs at scale.
100,000 women-led enterprises could generate more than 1 million jobs across India
Udaiti helps unlock this potential by strengthening women entrepreneurs’ access to capital, markets, and skill development opportunities.
80% of women decline jobs due to housing and mobility barriers.
Udaiti works with central and state governments to identify priority areas for intervention and enable informed decision-making through data-backed systems.
8 high-growth sectors have the potential to add 2.1 million women to India's workforce by 2030
Udaiti helps unlock this opportunity by tackling the demand-supply mismatch across both blue and white collar sectors, connecting employable women to quality jobs at scale.
100,000 women-led enterprises could generate more than 1 million jobs across India
Udaiti helps unlock this potential by strengthening women entrepreneurs’ access to capital, markets, and skill development opportunities.
The Udaiti Foundation partners with governments, industry, and civil society to accelerate women's access to quality jobs, scale women-led enterprises, and enable infrastructre that supports women’s participation in India’s formal workforce.
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Enabling Effective Decision Making Through Data Unlock, Evidence Generation and Policy Support
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Young Women
Mobilised through NavDisha, our flagship skilling-to-employment program, in partnership with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Now scaled to 75 districts.
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Women Entrepreneurs
Gained improved access to formal credit through HerUdyam, our program bridging last-mile gap in credit access.
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Rise in Women Bus Conductors
Improved women's representation in public transport by supporting the Government of Uttar Pradesh through Gender Action Plans.
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Young Women
Mobilised through NavDisha, our flagship skilling-to-employment program, in partnership with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Now scaled to 75 districts.
0
Women Entrepreneurs
Gained improved access to formal credit through HerUdyam, our program bridging last-mile gap in credit access.
1% ➝0%
Rise in Women Bus Conductors
Improved women's representation in public transport by supporting the Government of Uttar Pradesh through Gender Action Plans.
We work across three interconnected pillars to advance women-led Inclusive Economic Growth
Expanding women's access to quality employment by partnering with employers and ecosystem leaders to build inclusive workplaces, strengthen leadership pathways, and drive evidence-based solutions across sectors.
Explore More →We work across three interconnected pillars to advance women-led Inclusive Economic Growth
Expanding women's access to quality employment by partnering with employers and ecosystem leaders to build inclusive workplaces, strengthen leadership pathways, and drive evidence-based solutions across sectors.
Explore More →Enabling women-led enterprises to grow, scale, and create jobs through evidence-driven approaches, ecosystem partnerships, and scalable models for entrepreneurship.
Explore More →Advancing childcare, mobility, safety and other critical enablers to foster inclusive economic growth with women.
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Driven by Gender Disaggregated data
Because effective decision-making begins with comprehensive data.
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What’s New and Noteworthy
“𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,”
Drawing on Udaiti’s 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘈 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴, the article examines how recruitment, career pathways, workplace design & enabling infrastructure must evolve.
We Need More Hostels For Working Women | The Reason Why
The article highlights Udaiti’s white paper on safe accommodation for working women & explores how location, reliable transport, privacy, childcare, secure facilities & a sense of community can all shape whether a woman accepts a job & remains in it.
Gender-Smart Manufacturing: A Leadership Playbook for Building Inclusive Shopfloor
Built through conversations with employers, shopfloor workers, field visits & research, it brings together proven practices to help organisations recruit, retain & advance more women in hashtag#manufacturing.
From Aspiration to Action: How NavDisha is Opening New Pathways for Women
Explore how NavDisha is bridging the gap between skilling and employment, helping young women build the confidence, capabilities, and connections needed to enter the workforce.
Unlocking Women's Participation in Formal Jobs in Odisha: Key Takeaways from State-Level Consultation
Explore how Odisha is tackling the barriers that keep women out of formal employment, from mobility & safety to skill-job mismatches, through collaborative action across government & industry.
Women Are Working More, But Are They Earning More? | WEE Monitor | Edition 2
Explore Udaiti's WEE Monitor (Q1 FY 2026–27), a quarterly data snapshot on women's economic participation in India, covering labour force trends, MSME jobs, wage gaps, and policy shifts.
Partnering With Key Players in the Ecosystem
