WOMEN WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION IN INDIA – A STORY OF INVERSE GROWTH?

India’s meteoric rise on the global stage leads to the presumption that the workforce participation of half its population is increasing. A close look at the numbers paints a much grimmer picture: India ranks 135th out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index for 2022. What led to the present-day scenario where only one out of five women has formal employment? Watch our panel of Industry experts and academia, moderated by renowned journalist Nidhi Razdan, translate what the numbers mean and deliberate on policy gaps.