Project work:

Write a report on gender dimensions of labour

When taking the gender dimension of labour into account the participation of the women in the labour market is very low. Women empowerment is needed to improve the condition of women in the labour market. There are many aspects where the gender division of labour can be seen at a very low rate.

• Marginalization of labour

Women amount to nearly 31% of the labour force in the rural area and 20% in urban areas. The female labour force contribution is moribund while that of males is mounting. Female labour force participation in India declined from roughly 40 per cent in the 1990s to 22.5 per cent in 2011-12.

• Barriers to the employment

Women face numerous barriers relating to the right of entry to employment, choice of work, working circumstances, employment security, wage parity, discrimination, and balancing the competing burdens of work and family responsibilities.

• Contribution to the technological field

The contribution of the women in the technological field is very low. It is mainly seen in the education system itself where the girls will not allow taking the engineering courses in the family.

• Economic dependence of women

Women face multiple barriers connecting to access to employment, choice of work, working conditions, employment security, wage parity, favouritism, and balancing the competing burdens of work and family household tasks.

• Casual unemployment

A larger share of women workers is betrothed in the primary sector, which is characterized by low productivity activities (63 per cent versus 44 per cent of males); a lower share of women are occupied in regular employment (13 per cent, as against 20 per cent of males); and a momentous share of urban women work in the service sector as domestic workers.