Best practices for warehousing companies to boost gender diversity

By Glow FSG

01 August 2025

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Drawing from our interactions with 20+ warehousing companies and pilots with 4 companies, this document includes industry-tested interventions, scorecard, and training module to boost hiring and retention of women in entry-level roles.

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Creating a Gender-Equitable Workforce in India

Women’s workforce participation in India has dropped from 45% to 27% from 2005 to 2019. Loss of jobs in agriculture (approximately 80% of the net 46 million jobs lost in agriculture over the last 13 years have been lost by women) and low participation in new and high-growth industries (e.g., logistics, warehousing, field sales) are the key reasons for the drop. Agriculture is unlikely to recover the lost jobs, but increasing women’s participation in high-growth industries can contribute to greater agency for women, delayed age of marriage, higher investment in children’s health and education, and faster gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

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The ROI of Gender Diversity

In this white paper, we present a compelling case for dark stores, warehouses, and flexi-staffing companies to prioritize hiring more women in blue-collar roles, showing that it leads to measurable business benefits. These benefits include enhanced productivity and work culture, translating to significant cost savings and improvement in profit margin. While the benefits of gender diversity in white-collar roles in advanced economies have been well-documented, this white paper focuses specifically on blue-collar roles in a developing economy.

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WOMEN'S WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION IN DELHI

The Kaabil team attended a webinar on Women’s Workforce Participation, based on findings from the FICCI–Vedica–Nikore Associates report.

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While much of the conversation around women’s empowerment focuses on younger generations, the older women of our communities, especially those in rural India, remain overlooked and unattended.