IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

SUDIP KUMAR GHOSH

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF URBAN FEMALE WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION RATE IN INDIA ACROSS STATE STUDY

Sudip Kumar Ghosh

Abstract :

Population, workforce and employment are closely interrelated and change in the size, composition and distribution of the population will alter the demographic structure of the labour force. Participation in labour force varies among cultures, across age groups and between sexes. Census or labour surveys in different settings across the globe highlight relatively low Labour Force Participation Rate of women vis–à–vis men and significant variation in female participation rate among countries. Within urban India, the across state study has carved out a separate niche for itself in development discourse due to its impressive performance over the years in the demographic and social development front. However, it is certainly paradoxical that, in such a society well acknowledged for accounting higher status and position to women, participation of the women in the labour force has been consistently on a decline. Such a paradox deserves close scrutiny. Thus this paper tries to investigate the determine factors which affect the urban Female Workforce Participation Rate (FWPR) in across state study in India.