Question: In 2020 the Female Labour-force Participation in India dropped from 34% in 2006 to?
(a) 24.8
(b) 22.2
(c) 23.2
(d) 28.8
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) has released a study on women’s participation in India’s labor force.
- India is the only country among the 153 surveyed countries where the economic gender gap is larger than the political gap.
- Female Labour-force participation in India has declined from 34% in 2006 to 24.8% in 2020.
- Raising women’s participation in the labor force to the same level as men can boost India’s GDP by 27%.
United Nations Global Compact:
- The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact formed in 2000.
- It aims to encourage companies worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies based on 10 principles categorized into human rights, anti-corruption, environment and labor.
Link:
https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles