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Gender Inequality in Work Participation in Haryana


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1 Department of Economics, Govt. P.G. College, Hisar, Haryana, India
     

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Female work participation has shown the existence of gender bias in India. Gender related prejudices have put females in a disadvantageous position in almost all walks of life. Such as, in the allocation of social, economic and their reproductive roles, female are deprived of opportunities for access to education, training, skill development, decision making both at personal and social levels. Inequality in access to development resources and in work opportunities between males and females result in lower contribution to development by females, who are half of the labour force. It is a matter of great concern that females face discrimination in all walks of life; may it be health, employment or education. One typical features of this workforce disparity can be seen in Haryana. The present paper reviews on gender inequality in work participation in Haryana.

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Work Participation, Discrimination, Gender Inequality.
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Meenu Sindhu
Department of Economics, Govt. P.G. College, Hisar, Haryana, India

Abstract


Female work participation has shown the existence of gender bias in India. Gender related prejudices have put females in a disadvantageous position in almost all walks of life. Such as, in the allocation of social, economic and their reproductive roles, female are deprived of opportunities for access to education, training, skill development, decision making both at personal and social levels. Inequality in access to development resources and in work opportunities between males and females result in lower contribution to development by females, who are half of the labour force. It is a matter of great concern that females face discrimination in all walks of life; may it be health, employment or education. One typical features of this workforce disparity can be seen in Haryana. The present paper reviews on gender inequality in work participation in Haryana.

Keywords


Work Participation, Discrimination, Gender Inequality.