The Career Break That Often Becomes Permanent In March 2026, the Periodic Labour Force Survey’s annual report recorded the Worker Population Ratio for Indian women aged 15 and above at 38.8 per cent. For men, the same figure was 76.6 per cent. Among women not in the labour force, 44.4 per cent cited child care…
India’s Gender Budget 2026–27 shows modest growth and improved reporting, but remains largely welfare-focused with limited impact on structural gender inequalities. A lack of outcome-based accountability, weak care economy reforms, and fiscal volatility continue to constrain meaningful progress toward gender equity. Persistent gender discrepancies in political representation, education, health, and labour markets coexist with India’s…
