Women in the workforce vs the ever widening wage gap: A visual story

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. 

Women's participation in the workforce has been on a decline for the past two decades.

We need better government measures.

Women are burdened with a lot of unpaid work.

Women's labour has been historically undervalued.

Women and men have different negotiation styles.

Statutory rights of maternity leave and paternity leave can help in discarding unfair social expectations from women.

Women are burdened with non-promotable tasks.

Wage transparency, gender-neutral job evaluation and legal protection is very important.

We need more women entrepreneurs as they can help generate employment for other women and also inspire them to join the workforce.