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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayRural women's labour force participation nearly doubled between 2017-18 and 2023-24, but the rise was driven largely by unpaid family work and agricultural employment, the study finds.
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Rural women’s labour force participation rate nearly doubled from 24.6 per cent in 2017-18 to 47.6 per cent in 2023-24, one of the sharpest increases anywhere in the world, the study said
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Oct 20 2026 | 11:53 PM
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A sharp rise in the number of rural Indian women at work largely reflects economic distress rather than new opportunities, according to a new study by Oxfam. Women are taking up self-employment and agricultural work to cope with household economic stress, rather than gaining access to better jobs, it argues.
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