• Dr. Jayasheela

Our country has witnessed enormous economic development with the introduction of new employment generation programs and policies of central and state governments in recent years. Various programs are being introduced to improve the female participation rate thereby encouraging women folk to the core. Of late, women are also feeling the need to come out, participate and contribute towards the overall development of the country. Surprisingly, there is remarkable decline in the female work force participation rate in urban areas than in rural areas despite having educated population. This descriptive study analyses the current status of women’s workforce participation in the country and makes an attempt to identify potential causes of declining women’s participation on the basis of available secondary data which is sourced from statistical abstracts, government databases, research articles, reviews and suggests measures to improve the same.

Economic Development, Empowerment, Employment Generation and Workforce Participation.

"INDIAN WOMEN IN WORKFORCE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.355-356, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRY006065.pdf

"INDIAN WOMEN IN WORKFORCE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp355-356, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRY006065.pdf