Context
The World Bank has released India’s score for the index on the life cycle of a working woman obtained down to 74.4 out of a possible 100.
A score of 100 on the Index means that women are in equal standing with men on all the eight indicators being measured. |
Highlights of the index:
India’s Women workforce:
Issues:
India lags behind when it comes to laws affecting women’s pay, laws affecting women’s work after having children, constraints on women starting and running a business, gender differences in property and inheritance, and laws affecting the size of a woman’s pension.
Reasons for Low Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP):
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