Gender equality at workplace: Employees’ perspective towards gender based talent acquisition and retention practices

India ranks 130^th amongst 188 countries in Human Development Index and 127^th among 146 countries in Gender Inequality Index of UNDP‟s Human Development Report 2015. These ranks however, have been improved over a period of time but a long distance has to be travelled to reach what is termed as Gender Equality. Gender equality is a very complex and diversified issue due to its relevance in every sphere of the existence. Whether it is about earning bread or about raising family, there has always been an inequality around distribution ofroles and responsibilities between males and females in India. This inequality and equality has been a matter of concern for the researches all around the world. This paper tries to examine the existence of Gender equality at workplace. Organizations these days are contributing positively towards making the position of women workers better at their workplace. The study focuses on gender based talent acquisition and retention practices prevalent in organizations based in Delhi NCR region. For this purpose, a plethora of researches have been studied. The research shows an optimistic future in the light of gender sensitive patterns of talent acquisition and retention practices in the organizations.