The World Bank’s India Development Report, which was released in May 2017, revealed that India has one of the world’s lowest female participation in the workforce, ranking 120th among 131 countries.
Key Findings
Women’s participation level has been dropping since 2005, despite having 42% women who are graduates.
In India, women participation was just at 27% compared to China and Brazil where it was between 65-70%. Even in neighboring Sri Lanka and Bangladesh the figure was higher.
India’s potential GDP growth rate can be boosted by a percentage point if women participation increases.
Jobs for Indian women remain primarily in the agriculture sector.
