Agrawal, N., Narayan, S. and Bhattacharya, S.  <br/><br/>
New working poor in contemporary India: Features of increased female workers 

 - Economic & Political Weekly  
 - 59(26-27), Jun 29, Jul 6, 2024: p.26-29 
<br/><br/> In the context of a recent increase of the female workforce participation rate by 14%, this article explains a few features of working women in contemporary India. More specifically, the period under study (2017–23) is marred with economic disruptions due to COVID-19. Amid such economic distress, this article observes FWPR is primarily increasing because of self-employment of women in India. It is observed that a mere representation in the workforce often blurs the gendered, unpaid, and distressed nature of employment for women in India.- Reproduced <br/><br/>https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/26-27/commentary/new-working-poor-contemporary-india.html<br/>