– This paper aims to observe how the Catalyst Energy college of engineering for women has played a significant role in helping to train women in fields such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and power production and so overcome a shortage of qualified women in these fields.
– The paper examines what gave rise to the diversity initiative at Catalyst Energy’s Ahmedabad plant, India, and the success that it has achieved.
– This paper reveals that, of the first batch of 30 students, in 1995, eight made it to Catalyst Energy. The number has grown every year since then.
– It explains that Catalyst is working towards having women make up half its workforce, as it moves away from being dominated by Gujarati males.
– It touches on some of the reasons that women are under-represented in Indian companies.
– It reveals that globalization is a key pressure in encouraging Catalyst to make its workforce more diverse.
