The Indian labour market has several notable features such as very low female participation in the labour force, considerable regional differences and the informalization of female employment. The interplay of social, cultural, educational, and economic factors greatly influences participation of women in economic activities. The present study tries to explore the trend and gender gap in labour force participation in India in order to better understand the trends and persistent gender gaps in the labour market. The study is based on secondary data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Reports, released by MoSPI. The findings of the study highlights that for both indicators of employment, labour force participation rates and unemployment rates reveal the significant presence of wide gender gaps in India.
Gupta Sima (Wed,) studied this question.