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Zinnia AroraAIR 6· 2028

Question 8GS1GS1

India is expected to have the largest working-age population in the world by 2030 and it cannot afford low participation of women in the workforce anymore. Discuss. (Answer in 150 words)

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate is currently a mere 35%/ (CMIE). 'Gender equality is important. Women are agents of complete social change' — Amartya Sen.

Need for Higher Participation:

Reduction of women to 'care and nurture' roles
Non-county of 'care economy' (Carol Gilligan's care ethics) — causes for low participation
Low-meta presence with low sex ratio (1929)
Patriarchal mindset & reduced 'allowance' for participation
Gender pay gap/divide — Gender Divide Index rank (127) → low!
Dual Burden — 'from womb-to-tomb'
Demographic dividendGender dividend need

Half the population joining workforce aids economic production.

'Skilled mother' to facilitate skilled families.

Distorted LFPR aids justice discrimination

Poverty:

Men (economic independence, political ideology, freedom of choice) vs Woman (social poverty, asset poverty, economic deprivation)

TD Sarpanch level playing field

Poverty and dependency of one-half burdens other.

Developmental needs backtracked — lower HDI score despite 8% economic growth.

However, measures for increased participation are being robustly undertaken:

SHG mass movement (LPO, Upper level)
HEWs & Hubs for empowering women
Women in agriculture (Lakshmapai) bild
eff CHKC a true among SBIs (Balti Bharat 2019 (FM Model 'Sukanya Samriddhi' must be out the 'home'.
200 words8 paragraphs11 bullet points
  • Cited Amartya Sen's perspective on gender equality
  • Mentioned specific statistics (35% CMIE)
  • Addressed systemic barriers like dual burden
  • Discussed demographic dividend and gender dividend
  • Linked poverty types to gender
  • Mentioned government schemes

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Topper

Zinnia Arora

AIR 62028

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Role of Women and Women's Organization

Women's Labour Force Participation

Female workforce participation and gender equality

Writing Stats

200

Total words

8

Paragraphs

11

Bullets

technical, analytical

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