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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | The missing women in India’s workforce -Dipa Sinha

The missing women in India’s workforce -Dipa Sinha

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published Published on Mar 6, 2021   modified Modified on Mar 7, 2021

-Hindustan Times

Studies have shown that women are willing to be employed, negating the argument that cultural factors keep women from working outside the household

According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19, the female labour force participation rates among women aged above 15 years are as low as 26.4% in rural areas and 20.4% in urban areas in India. Both supply and demand factors contribute to the low levels of employment among women — especially the burden of domestic responsibilities, including the reproductive roles played by women, coupled with the lack of adequate and appropriate job opportunities.

Studies have shown that women are willing to be employed, negating the argument that cultural factors keep women from working outside the household. It is also seen that unemployment rates (ie, those who are seeking employment but not finding any) are highest among women who are educated up to secondary and higher levels (17%; this is higher among young women at 26%).

There is also the problem of much of women’s work not being counted as work. The All India Time Use Survey (2019) shows the disproportionate amount of time women spend on unpaid activities, much of which is not accounted for as economic activity. For instance, over 80% women participated in “unpaid domestic services for household members”, spending, on an average, 299 minutes a day compared to 26% men spending, on an average, 97 minutes a day.
 
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Hindustan Times, 6 March, 2021, https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-missing-women-in-india-s-workforce-101615022286658.html


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