1Research Scholar, Symbiosis Centre for Research & Innovation, Symbiosis International (Deemed University)SIU, Lavale, Pune
2Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
3Student, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow
4Associate Professor, Symbiosis Centre for Online Learning, Symbiosis Skills and Open University, Kiwale, Pune
5International Management Institute, Kolkata
6Research Scholar, Symbiosis Centre for Research & Innovation, Symbiosis International (Deemed University)SIU, Lavale, Pune
Online published on 19 January, 2026.
The paper aims to highlights the landscape of women leaders in the BFSI sector and gives an overview of various theories established envisaging women as leaders. The paper aims to Understand theories related to women's leadership.
The methodology applied for paper is descriptive research. The information was collected through secondary sources like research articles, web articles and reports on women leadership.
A deep dive into the topic shows that though women have reached the leadership position it is not yet at the level which one would expect women to reach. Multiple theories promote women as leaders such as Feminist theory, Glass cliff theory, etc.
It is going to be a humungous task to bring gender parity, not gender diversity, into the BFSI sector. Further fullling the lack of gender equality in terms of equal opportunities for leadership positions requires a multi-faceted approach
Women, Leadership, BFSI, Glass Ceiling, India
