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More Indian women are being counted as employed, but much of the rise is coming through agriculture and unpaid family labour. That makes the progress real, but incomplete.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has said women’s workforce participation in the state has increased from 37.5% in 2022 to 45.9% in 2025, linking the rise to efforts around entrepreneurship, …

Women’s labour force participation is rising, but unemployment still hits women differently, especially in cities. This editorial blends official labour data with lived reality to explain why job loss becomes …