Blog » Illusory or Real? Unpacking the Recent Increase in Women’s Labor Force Participation in India (2023)
Ashoka University's Ashwini Deshpande dives deep into India's Periodic Labor Force Surveys to investigate factors behind the rise in female labor force participation to 58.3 percent in 2022-23 -- up from 51.5 percent in 2017-18. She adds to this analysis in a recent article that questions whether norms are really to blame for the low female employment in India.
Blog » Illusory or Real? Unpacking the Recent Increase in Women’s Labor Force Participation in India (2023)
Illusory or Real? Unpacking the Recent Increase in Women’s Labor Force Participation in India (2023)
Ashoka University's Ashwini Deshpande dives deep into India's Periodic Labor Force Surveys to investigate factors behind the rise in female labor force participation to 58.3 percent in 2022-23 -- up from 51.5 percent in 2017-18. She adds to this analysis in a recent article that questions whether norms are really to blame for the low female employment in India.