Pyramid Household Survey to comment on the falling female labour force participation rates in India. It is found that not only … that prevailing social norms and patriarchy hinders the participation of women in the economy despite high levels of … is indicative of the large proportion of women out of the labour force at high levels of education. It is concluded that …

Where social norms favor gender segregation, firms may find it costly to employ both men and women. If the costs of …