Women at Work 2024

Maps key trends, policy developments and emerging challenges shaping women’s work in India.

Published by

IWWAGE

Year

2025

Format

PDF

Context

India’s female labour force participation rate rose from 23.3% in 2017–18 to 41.7% in 2023–24, reflecting significant shifts in women’s engagement with work. This report examines key trends, policy developments and emerging challenges shaping women’s work in India in 2024. It covers labour force participation, unpaid care work, entrepreneurship, financial and digital inclusion, STEM education, emerging sectors, workplace safety and the future of work, drawing on secondary data and research from IWWAGE and LEAD.

Key takeaways

Understand recent trends in women’s labour force participation across India and its states.
Explore how unpaid care work continues to shape women’s access to paid employment.
Identify opportunities linked to entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, STEM education and emerging sectors.
Examine policy and workplace measures that can support women’s economic participation.
Explore how technology, gig work and changing job structures may shape women’s work.