India’s female workforce doubles, job quality lags
India’s female workforce has doubled to 201 million, yet job quality lags,...
India’s female workforce doubles, job quality lags
T he female worker population ratio rose from 22% in 2017-18 to 38% in 2025. Between 2017-18 and 2025, India’s working women population surged to 201 million from 104 million, marking an almost twofold rise. Yet, this expansion has...
failed to deliver more stable, higher-paying positions for women, according to research by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). Instead, growth has centered on agriculture, self-employment, and unpaid family labour. The report, titled The Participation Paradox:...







