Women Employment India

India’s August labour data shows higher participation, stronger employment and lower rural unemployment. Women’s LFPR rose again to 34.8%, but the improvement remains concentrated in rural India.

More Indian women are entering the labour force, yet participation remains far below men’s. The explanation lies across both sides of the labour market: jobs and wages, care and mobility, …

Women in their 50s bring decades of experience to the job market, yet age can begin working against them during hiring and career transitions. Why does professional experience sometimes become …

Women’s employment in Ireland has risen dramatically since 2000. Yet part-time work, care responsibilities and sectoral concentration show why higher participation should be paired with better employment quality.

India’s employment programmes for women range from wage work and self-employment to science careers, AI training, rural livelihoods and childcare. This guide explains the major options and what each one …

India has expanded skilling at enormous scale, yet NITI Aayog says only 3% of women across the segments studied are in formal jobs. The problem lies beyond training, in information, …

India’s female labour-force participation has risen sharply, and women’s wages are growing too. The next opportunity is to turn higher participation into stronger income, productivity, formality, ownership and economic power.

Uttarakhand provides 30% horizontal reservation for eligible women in direct recruitment to government services. Here is how horizontal reservation differs from a separate quota and what the policy means in …

Female labour-force participation rose sharply to 34.4% in July 2026, but rural women accounted for much of the improvement. Urban female participation remains weaker and urban female unemployment rose to …

India’s unemployment rate stayed unchanged in June 2026, but urban joblessness rose slightly. Women’s labour force participation remained stable, with urban women still lagging.