Women Workers

ASUSE 2025 shows women are becoming more visible as business owners in India’s unincorporated economy. The next challenge is turning ownership into jobs, income and opportunity for women.

India’s million-plus cities offer women more regular wage jobs and better earnings than the urban average. But MoSPI data also shows a sharp gender income gap and care burden.

More Indian women appear to be moving from unpaid family work into self-employment. The shift could improve inclusion, but only if it brings income, control and protection.

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.

Thirty years after the ILO Convention recognised home-based work as work, many women home-based workers in India still remain invisible inside the informal economy.

Quick services apps are competing to bring women domestic workers into India’s formal gig economy through better pay, training, uniforms, and app-based bookings. But as the sector grows, concerns around …

Luxury sells exclusivity, but many supply chains still run on low-paid, invisible labour. From subcontracting loopholes to wage gaps that shock even seasoned consumers, this article breaks down what investigations …

India’s 2025 labour reforms finally bring gig and platform workers under a formal social security framework. But the draft rules introduce a 90-day threshold (and a 120-day requirement for workers …

Women are entering gig work for flexibility and income, but old inequalities persist. This article explores what gig work truly offers women—and where it fails them.