and accelerate India's GDP growth and broader social development. Policies that promote job creation in women …India has among the lowest female labor force participation rates (LFPRs) in the world. In particular, low female LFPR … is a drag on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and an obstacle towards reaching a higher growth path. Women are also an …

economic gains would be generated by enabling women to have the same earnings as men and reducing fertility and thereby … investments to raise women's participation in the labor force and their productivity at work. While the estimates of the gains …