Less than 9% females in Delhi employed

by Sanjay Jha | June 25, 2008 at 01:16 am

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Despite reservation and talk of women empowerment this new study clearly revels that Indian women needs to go a long way before they can claim equality.

This doesn’t quite live up to the image of an emancipated city. According to latest government figures, less than 9% of all women in Delhi are earning members of their families. Compare this with 54.56% of men who work, and the skew against women in the national capital is obvious.

The city government’s 62nd NSS report, "Employment and Unemployment Situation in Delhi", shows that out of a population of 160.21 lakh, 103.67 lakh (64.71%) were not part of the labour force. About 37% men came under this category. The rest, a whopping 63%, were women.