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Towards a Policy Agenda for Recognising and Enhancing Women’s Contribution to Work in India

In: Women and Work in India: Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives for Policy

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  • Aasha Kapur Mehta

    (Centre for Gender Studies, Institute for Human Development (IHD))

  • Alakh N. Sharma

    (Institute for Human Development (IHD))

  • Vandana Upadhyay

    (Rajiv Gandhi University, Department of Economics)

Abstract

This chapter synthesizes the analytical and evidence-based research findings presented in 22 technical chapters on women and work in India. Not only does it present the trends, patterns and characteristics of women’s work and its continued invisibility but it also discusses emerging issues such as gender disparities among youth who are NEET, feminized contractualization of public employment and exploitative nature of markets such as the platform economy and global supply chains. It discusses the recent increase in female LFPR, factors leading to distress driven or opportunity driven self-employment and the importance of matching qualifications with jobs to get higher returns. While highlighting entrenched gender, social group based discrimination in jobs, and care penalties faced by women, it also provides the contours of a policy roadmap for addressing each of the challenges that are discussed, especially for providing universal access to robust social protection that addresses the vulnerabilities and challenges faced by women in the labour market.

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  • Aasha Kapur Mehta & Alakh N. Sharma & Vandana Upadhyay, 2026. "Towards a Policy Agenda for Recognising and Enhancing Women’s Contribution to Work in India," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Alakh N. Sharma & Aasha Kapur Mehta & Vandana Upadhyay (ed.), Women and Work in India: Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives for Policy, chapter 24, pages 563-580, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-95-6103-2_24
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-6103-2_24
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