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India is expected to become the world's second largest economy by 2075 according to a recent report by Goldman Sachs, but women’s participation in the workforce has been on a decline for the past two decades dropping from 32% in 2005 to 19% in 2021. Gender inequality in the country is very apparent in the wage gap and the lack of measures to encourage and protect women’s labour rights. Here is a look into the state of wage gap and the declining women's labour in the country.
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Women's participation in the workforce has been on a decline for the past two decades.
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We need better government measures.
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Women are burdened with a lot of unpaid work.
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Women's labour has been historically undervalued.
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Women and men have different negotiation styles.
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Statutory rights of maternity leave and paternity leave can help in discarding unfair social expectations from women.
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Women are burdened with non-promotable tasks.
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Wage transparency, gender-neutral job evaluation and legal protection is very important.
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We need more women entrepreneurs as they can help generate employment for other women and also inspire them to join the workforce.
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