• Arneet Kaur

It takes centuries for women’s roles to unfold in different forms, shapes and sizes and to move in new directions. Historically, women took up income generating activities out of compulsions to sustain themselves and their family. But with the passage of time, this scenario has changed. These days, a large number of women in urban India work for self evolution and growth. Contrary to the common perception, a large percentage of women in India work. In urban India women have impressive number in the workforce. As an example, statistics reveal that almost 40% of business school graduates are women, 25% of doctors and lawyers are females, 43% of all students in any medical or law school are females and last but not the least, in software industry 30% of the workforce is female. One of the most famous female business success stories is the Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad. In 2006, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who started Biocon-one of India’s first biotech companies, was rated India’s richest woman. She is ranked 68th most powerful women in the world by Forbes this year i.e 2019. Another famous success story is of Roshni Nadar Malhotra who is the chairperson of HCL Technologies and the first woman to lead a listed IT Company in India.

INDIAN WOMEN IN THE WORKING SECTOR: CHALLENGES AND THE LEGAL MECHANISM

"INDIAN WOMEN IN THE WORKING SECTOR: CHALLENGES AND THE LEGAL MECHANISM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.471-478, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908E67.pdf

"INDIAN WOMEN IN THE WORKING SECTOR: CHALLENGES AND THE LEGAL MECHANISM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp471-478, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908E67.pdf