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Why India's Trading Floors Remain a Male Domain?
Hindustan Times Patna
|March 08, 2025
Even as women make their presence felt in India's finance sector, with many making it to corner offices and boardrooms, female participation remains abysmally low in one corner: equity dealing rooms.
MUMBAI: Even as women make their presence felt in India's finance sector, with many making it to corner offices and boardrooms, female participation remains abysmally low in one corner: equity dealing rooms.
"The trading floor is intense—full of aggression, sharp language, and a no-filter attitude that can be overwhelming," said a female equity trader with nearly two decades of experience who didn't want to be identified. "The gender ratio is shockingly low at 20:1 in dealing rooms."
This story is from the March 08, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Patna.
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