Nepal

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

India

Pakistan

25% 50% 75% 100%

83%

80%

76%

84%

87%

25%

27%

35%

58%

80%

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Female Male

India

Source: World BankLabor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active

25%

50%

75%

100%

2005 2008 2011

Female Enrollment in Secondary School

Female Labor Force Participation Rate

•India’s female labor force participation rate declined from 37% in 2005 to 27% in 2014

•During the same time period, female secondary school enrollment rate increased from 50% to 70%

Source: World Bank

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Less than 10%10% to 20%20% to 30%30% to 40%40% to 50%More than 50%

Female Labor Force Participation Rate by State

BOTTOM 3

TOP 362% : Sikkim56% : Himachal Pradesh53% : Meghalaya

9% : Punjab9% : Jammu & Kashmir5% : Bihar

Source: NSS Round 68

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THE DIFFERING SHAKTI OF INDIAN STATES

NARI SHAKTI WOMEN WANT TO WORK

1%

5%

24%

2%

24%

44%

Unemployed

Full-time work

Other

Willing to work

Not willing to work

27%

73%

In Labor Force

Not In Labor Force

Part-time work

Source: NSS Round 68

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