Women’s Employment in Modern Indian Industry

Balwant Mehta () and Megha Shree ()
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Megha Shree: People Research on India’s Consumer Economy

The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 2016, vol. 59, issue 2, No 6, 303 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the qualitative aspect of women’s employment in modern Indian industries through a case study of the electronics manufacturing industry. The results reveal that this industry is gender-unequal; women increasingly hold regular, salaried jobs, but in low-paid, low-productive occupations, and are paid much less than men and given fewer social security benefits. These women are mostly young, single, and from lower caste, and either highly educated or illiterate. Few of the firms that employ them have a union. Very few women are union members, and have bargaining power. The paper ends with a set of policy recommendations.

Keywords: Women’s employment; Decent work; Electronics industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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