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Why is Female Labour Force Participation Declining so Sharply in India?

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  • Evangelia Bourmpoula
  • Andrea Silberman
  • Steven Kapsos

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This paper attempts to shed light on the causes behind the recent sharp decline in female labour force participation in India and to identify factors underpinning the long-term stagnation in female participation. The findings in this paper indicate that a number of factors were responsible for the recent sharp decline in estimated labour force participation rates among working-age women. However, the key long-run issue is the lack of employment opportunities for India’s women, owing to factors such as occupational segregation.

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  • Evangelia Bourmpoula & Andrea Silberman & Steven Kapsos, 2015. "Why is Female Labour Force Participation Declining so Sharply in India?," Working Papers id:7337, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:7337
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    1. Sunita Sanghi & A Srija & Shirke Shrinivas Vijay, 2015. "Decline in Rural Female Labour Force Participation in India: A Relook into the Causes," Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, , vol. 40(3), pages 255-268, September.

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