01197nam a22001457a 4500999001900000008004100019100003900060245007700099260003300176300003300209520066100242773003300903942000700936952010800943  c533159d533159260427b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a Singh, Indervir and Ankita960272  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   cAR  00102ddc40709408330aIIPAbIIPAd2026-04-27h61(8), Feb 21, 2026: p.37-45pAR138670r2026-04-27yAR