Women's work participation is considered as an indicator of status. It is observed that the work participation of women is low as is their status in comparison to men. Women are concentrated in agricultural sector largely as labourers. They are excluded from higher forms of economic activities....
India’s female workforce participation was over 27 percent in 2022. The gender gap in India’s workforce which has although consistently narrowed over the years, can be attributed to conservative social norms both in terms of demand (work opportunities), and supply (availability of women for ...
Women participation in Indian workforce is low due to uneven access to education, lack of employment equality, primary care giving responsibilities of women and societal mindsets. All these issues not only lead to lesser women entering the workforce but...
In India, women are slightly overrepresented relative to economy-wide participation in manufacturing and strongly underrepresented in construction and accommodation and food services. Waves of technological innovation not only displace or change the nature of many occupations, but also create...
The Indian Information Technology (IT) sector has played a significant role in putting India on the global map. The growth in the sector has also seen an increase in women's participation in the workplace. Work-life balance, though an issue for both genders, has a greater significance for ...
2015. "Economic Development and Women's Labor Force Participation in India." Feminist Economics (1) 28.Lahoti and Swaminathan (2016) `Economic Development and Women´s Labor Force Participation in India', Feminist Economics, 22(2):168-195...
Getting to Work: Unlocking Women's Potential in Sri Lanka's Labor Force Sri Lanka has shown remarkable persistence in low female labor force participation rates—at 36 percent in the past two years, compared with 75 percent for same-aged men—despite overall economic growth and poverty reduction...
Representation and Participation of Women in Governance: A Step towards Women Empowerment in Indiadoi:10.2139/ssrn.3603343EmpowermentWomen RightsRepresentationParticipationGovernancePanchayti Raj InstitutionsRepresentation and participation of women in governance is the backbone for empowerment of women in nation ...
India’s Workforce Sees Major Increase in Female Participation Press ReleaseNovember 29, 2024 The latest labour data compiled by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) reveals a significant surge in... As part of D&I Yokohama India employs over 1000 women on factory shop ...
Do women's literacy and work participation differentially affect male and female childhood mortality in North and South India ?喜欢 0 阅读量: 11 作者: MALHI 摘要: Using district level data, the paper examines whether female literacy and female labour force participation differentially explain sex ...