Women Workforce Participation In India

Women are an integral part of every society. The status of women in the society is directly linked with social and cultural traditions, state of economic development achieved, educational level and political attainment for women in the society. The economic activities are broadly classified as organized and unorganized sectorseach of which may be the formal or informal sector. When the objective of the development process is to empower the women economically in order to improve their position in society and to make them independent financially, economic empower is set as a direct path towards gender equality, poverty eradication and inclusive economic growth.Women can make enormous contribution to the economy whether in business, in farms, as entrepreneurs or as unpaid care works at home.