Why Don’t Indian Women Work and How It Hurts the Economy - FutureIQ

In this episode, we explore the question, "Why don’t Indian women work?" India has one of the lowest rates of women working, and it’s holding back our economy. Only 30% of women in India are part of the workforce, which is much lower compared to countries like China, Indonesia, or even Bangladesh. NOTE: A wrong map has been shown at some points in the video. We have shared links to the CORRECT maps in the pinned comment of the video, do check it out for accuracy. Sincerely sorry for the inconvenience caused. 04:01 The World Map referred here is the first map of this study: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ratio-of-female-to-male-labor-force-participation-rates-ilo-wdi 04:54 India’s LFPR referred here is the third map of this study: https://www.ggd.world/p/can-architecture-reveal-the-spread 05:45 India state wise wealth differences referred here is the second map of this study: https://www.ggd.world/p/can-architecture-reveal-the-spread We talk about why this is happening, what has been tried to fix it, and what might actually work to help more women get jobs. We also discuss why it's so important for women to work, not just for the economy but also for their own well-being and safety. Watch to find out how India can improve and make things better for women in the workforce. More Videos For You: Jodhabai Did What To India: https://youtu.be/NPCB7mIDvaU Indian Constitution Facts You Don't Know: https://youtu.be/_YsTG2Zgeq0 Lies About Ancient Indians: https://youtu.be/9AxXwYGgWK4 Ancient India Was 3000 Years Ahead: https://youtu.be/O4pL_mmUeVA Indian Languages: https://youtu.be/xASDr0nuIf4 Indian English Is Weird: https://youtu.be/P4TcPyEt1fg You Are Not Middle Class: https://youtu.be/z4Qf44Ti338 Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us up on Twitter: @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice: https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS Sources: HT article on Claudia Goldin’s work and women in the workforce in India: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/an-acknowledgement-of-women-s-work-in-economics-hits-misses-and-a-long-road-ahead-101696875659892.html FLFPR India vs comparable countries: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.ACTI.FE.ZS?locations=IN-BD-CN-ID-LK-PH OurWorldInData: https://ourworldindata.org/female-labor-supply Gender Parity could boost India's GDP by 27% (IMF): https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/gender-parity-can-boost-indias-gdp-by-27-wef-co-chairs/articleshow/62589586.cms McKinsey on Gender Parity in India and its impact: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/bridging-gender-gap-may-add-rs-46-lakh-crore-to-indias-gdp-in-2025-mckinsey/articleshow/49628430.cms Alice Evans interview in Scroll.in: https://scroll.in/article/984100/interview-alice-evans-on-why-india-s-big-feminist-demand-should-be-labour-intensive-growth What can Architecture tell us about Gender: https://www.ggd.world/p/can-architecture-reveal-the-spread Foxconn in India: https://econforeverybody.com/2023/11/29/markets-are-complicated-foxconn-in-tamil-nadu-edition/ and https://restofworld.org/2023/foxconn-india-iphone-factory/ UNDP Women at Work Report: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/migration/in/Women-at-Work-Report.pdf Why do Women in South India have more freedom than North: https://scroll.in/article/975151/why-do-women-in-south-india-have-more-freedom-than-their-northern-sisters Not Open Access https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41027-023-00468-z 00:00 Why Don't Indian Women Work? 01:02 Why Are Two Men Talking About Women Working? 02:00 Why Is It So Important To Have Women In Labor Force? 03:56 Why Is India So Bad At It? 09:00 The Most Valid Reasons 16:48 Solutions For This Major Problem? 20:00 The Things That Actually Work 22:47 Interventions That Will Increase Our Ratios #futureiq #indianwomen