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Recent NFHS-5 reveals the anomaly also according to PLFS survey rural women employment and urban LFPR. Labour-force participation rate LFPR. Reasons: 1) Out migration of males from rural areas put the family responsibility on women to be bread earners. 2) Also poor standard of living of rural India compels many women to work on fields. Feminisation of agriculture. 3) Whereas, educated women are migrating to urban areas. 4) Urban families lessen the need of women to work since males are earning enough to suffice i.e. social structures. 5) Even non educated are emigrating to foreign countries due to better opportunities. 6) Social structure suggesting women to be confined to household work leading to role conflict and hence a convenient option is not to work. Useful men of SHGs: Education empower women psychologically whereas SHG's empower women financially. Cottage industries, entrepreneurship promotion (e.g. TREADS scheme). Govt – NGO – SHG – structure. Can help women found meaningful ventures especially those educated. Peer group in SHG's can act as mutual motivation to strive for innovation. SHG activity indulgement in GPDP, etc are equipping women with administrative capacities to do.