Anna Sebastian Perayil’s Workload and Global Impact

• Anna Sebastian Perayil, a 26-year-old Chartered Accountant, died due to work stress at Ernst & Young (EY).
• Anita Augustine, Anna’s mother, alleged that the workload and long hours took a toll on her daughter.
• The incident led to a viral letter from EY India’s Chairman, Rajiv Memani, expressing regret for the absence of employees at Anna’s funeral.
• The incident highlighted the increasing workload in India, particularly impacting young women in male-dominated environments.
• Indian women in similar jobs work for the longest hours globally, with younger professionals working more hours.
• Indian women in IT/media and professional, scientific and technical jobs work the most hours globally.
• Only 8.5% of the Indian workforce in professional scientific and technical jobs and 20% in information and communication jobs are women.
• This imbalance is less pronounced in many other countries.