The Declining Rate of Female Labor Participation in India: Causes and Consequences

Abstract

Significant human activities were started underway in India since the Holocene Period (10,000 years ago) and
civilization also was in progress while Mesopotamia and Egypt have long been recognized in between c.7000- 600 BCE for their celebrated contributions to social and cultural development. A large number of women in
India are actively engaged in traditional and non-traditional work and seriously contribute to society for overall
growth and development. However, there are far fewer women than men in the paid workforce. In urban India, women participate in the workforce in impressive numbers, as such only 30 percent in the software industry. This paper had tried to investigate the reasons behind the less number of women involved in the workforce as
well as the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in India. All data had been collected from secondary
sources and presented via tables and graphs from different angles. It had concluded with some
recommendations to get out from the critical trap regarding women in India