labour market India

A new EAC-PM working paper shows that women’s labour participation is rising, but women remain more likely than men to work without formal contracts, benefits or protection.

India’s job growth hides a deeper issue. Millions of women are missing from the workforce and not even counted as unemployed. Here is why it matters.

The Economic Survey 2025–26 identifies women’s workforce participation as central to India’s long-term economic growth. Yet behind the push for higher participation lie deeper structural problems — unpaid care work, …