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BUSINESS● LOW14h ago · Oct 31, 2026, 10:36 AM

Women’s workforce doubles in India but most gains come from low or unpaid work: ICRIER report

tribuneindia · india · south asia

India’s female workforce nearly doubled from 104 million in 2017-18 to 201 million in 2025, but the surge in women’s employment has largely been driven by agriculture, self-employment and unpaid family work rather than secure, regular salaried jobs, according to a new report by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). Titled […]

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