Women Labour Force Participation in India: Recent Trends and Challenges
Abstract
The economic analysis of female labour force participation has attracted meaningful attention since the groundbreaking work of Mincer (1962). Sustainable high economic growth since the 1990s in India has brought significant changes to the lives of Indian women. India has experienced steady economic growth over the last two decades, alongside a persistent decline in women's labour force participation. This paper explores the recent situation or status of female labour force participation in India. Also, this paper attempts to analyse the recent trend of LFPR and some major challenges faced by the female labour force. In this paper, we have used NSSO's periodic labour force survey (PLFS).
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