In this article, I explain that while women's labor force participation is an essential component of gender equity, it is not the key to ensuring gender equality. To explain this, I examine India's decline in women's labor force participation rate (LFPR) despite its growing economy. I ...
In particular, the low (by international standards) female participation rate, which was within the 34鈥 37% range in the 15-year period up to 2005, has declined further and stabilised at a rate of 27%. A third feature of the Indian labour market is the preponderance of informal workers ...
3 Population growth rate 93rd 4 Labour force 2nd 5 GDP (nominal) 10th 6 GDP (PPP) 4th 7 GDP (nominal) per capita 138th 8 GDP (PPP) per capita 127th 9 GDP (real) growth rate 5th 10 Human Development Index 134th 11 Exports 16th 12 Imports 11th 13 Current Account balance 169th 14...
Recognizing the disproportionate burden of care on women being consequential to the low female labour force participation rate across the world, including India, the survey also lays emphasis on ensuring equal opportunity for females by decoupling gender and unpaid care work. The care responsibility ass...
Consequently, the focus in this edition is on key developments in the labor market—particularly the impact of the pandemic and its subsequent recovery—using data from Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) reports published since 2017.Table of Content Decoding the first quarter of the year Near-...
IV.Labour A.Brief introduction of labour laws and regulations Some of the important labour legislations have been summarized below: a.The Factories Act, 1948 (Factories Act) Factories Act regulates factories as well as all industrial establishments employing 10 (ten) or more workers and carrying ...
India reported low women participation with only 12% in Parliament and 11% in Assembly. However, the female labour force of the country was 20.1% during 2019. The Female literacy rate of India improved from 8.9% in 1951 to 64.6% in 2011, but still is stood below the world average of 82...
Labor Force Participation Rate Minimum Wages Population Retirement Age Men Retirement Age Women Unemployment Rate Consumer Price Index CPI CPI Housing Utilities CPI Transportation Export Prices Food Inflation GDP Deflator Import Prices Inflation Expectations ...
Labor Force Participation Rate Minimum Wages Population Retirement Age Men Retirement Age Women Unemployment Rate Consumer Price Index CPI CPI Housing Utilities CPI Transportation Export Prices Food Inflation GDP Deflator Import Prices Inflation Expectations ...
India's female labour participation rate surged 23.4% from 2019 to 2023, leading South Asia. Bhutan, Pakistan, Maldives, The Economic Times 10 Oct 2024 11:38 pm Maldives President Muizzu expresses gratitude for India's financial assistance, consistent support Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's...