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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Women workforce in India

Published on: 24 April, 2022
Indian women/Aljazeera.

Indian women/Aljazeera.

With most COVID-19 restrictions removed in India, its economy is picking up pace, and unemployment numbers are dropping – but not among women.

India has one of the lowest numbers of women in the workforce, with only 10% employed. Experts say that’s one of the biggest factors holding back the world’s fifth-largest economy.

Aljazeera.