01020nam a22001097a 4500008004100000100003200041245007700073260003300150300003300183520066100216773003300877260427b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a Singh, Indervir and Ankita  aIncreasing female employment in INDIA: Distress or better opportunities?  aEconomic & Political Weekly   a61(8), Feb 21, 2026: p.37-45  aThe female workforce participation rate has been steadily increasing in India since 2017–18. Examining the reasons behind this trend, the findings indicate a worsening nature for female employment in India, where most women entered the workforce as unpaid or subsidiary workers. Real earnings for workers have generally been declining or stagnant since 2017–18. Additionally, there has been a decline in real household expenditure from 2017–18 to 2023–24. These findings suggest a distress-driven increase in female employment after 2017–18.-Reproduced 

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  aEconomic & Political Weekly