Cyber Times International Journal of Technology & Management

Information technology (IT) organizations are global in nature and participation of a diverse workforce is seen as a critical enabling factor for this sector’s continued growth. Diversity has emerged as an issue in this industry because of imbalanced representation of heterogeneous groups in the workforce. The present study assesses overall organizational diversity climate of Indian Information Technology sector and examines how it differs across various diversity dimensions (employee groups) viz. gender, age group, career stage, marital status, parental status, and disability. A questionnaire on organizational diversity climate was completed by 500 IT professionals from across the country and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t –test, and one-way ANOVA. Results revealed that organizational diversity climate perception varied significantly among various employee groups (gender, age group, career stage, marital status, and parental status). However, no difference in perception was found on the basis of disability. This research will enable HR and diversity professionals to obtain a true picture of where they stand in terms of the current diversity and inclusion initiatives in IT sector and will make them aware of the ground they are yet to cover.