Mapping Employment Status of Women in Labour Market: A Case Study of Haryana (1993-94 to 2017-18)

By : Rajeshwari , Himanshi

Page No: 211-230

Abstract
Women employment in India neither resonate with economic growth and nor with their rising educational levels. Women work participation (WWPR) rather is on a consistent decline and this is observed more strikingly in its rural areas. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of 2017-18, shows only 16.5 per cent women are engaged in the workforce at the National level which is in stark contrast to their male counterparts (52.1 per cent). The declining WWPR has also impacted women’s employment composition. The present paper attempts to study the level of women work participation and their status of employment along with industry sections at national level and in state of Haryana in particular. The study is based on various rounds of Employment Unemployment Survey, conducted by National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). The result shows that women work participation in the state of Haryana is very low (9.5 per cent, PLFS, 2017-18). The employment status of women has also undergone change with decline in self- employment over a period of 3 decades. The rise in casual labour employment status of rural women is a cause of concern. In urban areas, the decline in self-employment is coupled with fluctuations in regular and casual work, reflecting a complex interplay between job availability and women’s economic roles. The spatial variations and underlying causes have also been discussed for 2017-18.

Authors :
Rajeshwari : Professor, Department of Geography, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
Himanshi : Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2024.44.01.13