The Rise in Female Labour and Work Force Participation Rates : reality or change in methodology?

Thakur, Avanindra Nath ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2914-0256 and Chaudhary, Priyanshi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-9209 (2025) The Rise in Female Labour and Work Force Participation Rates : reality or change in methodology? The India Forum. Vichar Trust, India. Available at: https://www.theindiaforum.in/economy/rise-female-l...

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Abstract

The increasing participation of women in work in recent years as revealed by official surveys, especially in 2023-24, appears to arise from definitional changes that now include groups of women as part of the labour force -- self-employed -- where earlier they were seen as outside the labour force.

Item Type:	Other Article
Subjects:	Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Jindal School of Government and Public Policy
Depositing User:	Mr. Luckey Pathan
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2025 12:09
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2026 06:53
Official URL:	https://www.theindiaforum.in/economy/rise-female-l...
URI:	https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/9975

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