Volume : 9, Issue : 3, MAR 2023

DRA ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

CHANGING FEMALE WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION IN KARAULI DISTRICT (2001-2011)

PRIYANKA MEENA, DR. RAJENDER KUMAR

Abstract

According to World Bank," No Country can develop and achieve its full potential if half of its population is involved in non-economic activities”. Rapid economic growth of India along with its demographic dividend window has not transformed into increasing female workforce participation rate. Recent covid-19 situation has also adversely affected the female workforce participation rate. Due to socio-economic cultural values, labor force of females is not being properly utilized and limited this half the population towards mostly menial jobs and household works. According to ILO data, India's female labor force participation rate 2021 was lower than the world average at 25.1 percent. Rajasthan state which has very low female literacy rate has also not performed well on this front. According to census 2011, out of total 29.9 million workforces, 18.3 million are males and only 11.6 million are females. In this scenario, Karauli district of Rajasthan has only 38.20 percent female workforce out of total workforce. This is study of labor participation rate becomes crucial for formulating policies and their proactive implementation for overall human resource development to generating employment and livelihood for the women population.

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