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This book consisting of 24 chapters provides a comprehensive analysis of the complexities of women's work in India. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary data sources it offers fresh perspectives on long-term patterns and emerging trends. It sheds light on trends in gender equality in employment, the stubbornly low Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR), the continued invisibility of women's work, and the shortcomings of official labour force surveys in capturing women's economic contributions. It also explores gendered labour market barriers linked to caregiving responsibilities, social group identities, and the high unemployment rates among educated women. Several chapters address persistent issues of discrimination and inequality, including how rising educational attainment among women has shaped labour market outcomes.
It critically assesses the growing sectors of childcare and gig work, often viewed as potential pathways to better-paid employment for women, highlighting both their opportunities and limitations. Further, the book provides the policy measures required to enhance women's labour participation; challenges specific to urban contexts and key policies related to public employment and social protection for women.
This volume is a valuable resource for researchers, civil society organisations, development practitioners, and policymakers working on women's employment. It is equally relevant for educators and students in gender studies, labour economics, employment research, and development studies.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part 1: Measuring Women's Work.- Chapter 2: Measurement Issues in Estimating Female WPR and in Valuing Their Unpaid Domestic and Caregiving Services.- Chapter 3: Rectifying the invisibility of women's work: Evidence from a few villages and slums.- Part 2: Trends and Patterns in Employment and Work.- Chapter 4: Women's Employment in India: Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 5: Women's self-employment in India: Exploring the significance of demand-side opportunities.- Chapter 6: Enhancking Work Participation for Women in Urban India: Insights from a Public Perception Survey.- Chapter 7: Female workforce participation in India: How to step it up and increase their employment in non-agricultural activities.- Part 3: Time Use Studies and Special Geographies.- Chapter 8: Exploring Women's Work in Haryana: Conceptual and Methodological Learnings.- Chapter 9: Gender and Work in Mountain Economies: Results From a Time Use Survery From Across Twelve Himalayan States.- Chapter 10: Capitalist Transition and Gendered Labour: Insights From Hill Economies of Northeast India.- Chapter 11: Time Use Surveys and Women's Work: How Successful Indian TUSs are in Measuring Wormes's Work.- Part 4: Discrimination and Inequality.- Chapter 12: Gender Discrimination in Employment in Indian Labour Market: Decomposition by Castes and Religion.- Chapter 13: Caste-based Differences in Women's Employment: Continuity and Change.- Chapter 14: Gender discrimination in wages and employment in India: The care penalty.- Chapter 15: Rethinking the Gender Gap: Gender Inequality and Monopsony Capitalism.- Part 5: Education and Employment.- Chapter 16: Gender Differences in Returns to Education Mismatch: Evidence from Urban Labour Market in India.- Chapter 17: NEET and the Gendered Labour Market Exclusion of Youth.- Chapter 18: Low female work participation and economic growth penalty in India.- Part 6: Child Care and Platform Work.- Chapter 19: Balancing Universal and Contextual Childcare Needs Envisioning Gender Responsive Models Beyond "One-Size Fits All".- Chapter 20: Bridging the Gap: Policy Strategies and Interventions for Women Platform Workers in India.- Part 7: Policy Perspectives.- Chapter 21: Women's Work and Public Employment in India.- Chapter 22: Ensuring Social Protection for Women Workers in India: Policy Perspective and Way Forward.- Chapter 23: Poverty, Women and Capability: A Study of the Impact of Kerala's Kudumbashree System.- Chapter 24: Conclusion and Policy Recommendations.
