This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted in 2018 about the hiring in businesses after the Maternity Benefit Act was amended in India, by gender proportion. During the survey period, 46 percent of respondents stated that they hired mostly male employees and a few female employees after the Maternity Benefit Act was amended.
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Hiring in businesses after the Maternity Benefit Act was amended in India as of May 2018, by gender proportion
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LocalCircles. (May 31, 2018). Hiring in businesses after the Maternity Benefit Act was amended in India as of May 2018, by gender proportion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878799/india-gender-bias-in-company-hiring-post-maternity-bill-amendment/
LocalCircles. "Hiring in businesses after the Maternity Benefit Act was amended in India as of May 2018, by gender proportion." Chart. May 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878799/india-gender-bias-in-company-hiring-post-maternity-bill-amendment/
LocalCircles. (2018). Hiring in businesses after the Maternity Benefit Act was amended in India as of May 2018, by gender proportion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878799/india-gender-bias-in-company-hiring-post-maternity-bill-amendment/
LocalCircles. "Hiring in Businesses after The Maternity Benefit Act Was Amended in India as of May 2018, by Gender Proportion." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878799/india-gender-bias-in-company-hiring-post-maternity-bill-amendment/
LocalCircles, Hiring in businesses after the Maternity Benefit Act was amended in India as of May 2018, by gender proportion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878799/india-gender-bias-in-company-hiring-post-maternity-bill-amendment/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Hiring in businesses after the Maternity Benefit Act was amended in India as of May 2018, by gender proportion [Graph], LocalCircles, May 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878799/india-gender-bias-in-company-hiring-post-maternity-bill-amendment/
