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An Analysis of the Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 on Female Labour Force Participation in India

Authors:
Priyanshi Bagga

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Priyanshi Bagga
Shiv Nadar School, Gurugram

MLA 8
Bagga, Priyanshi. "An Analysis of the Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 on Female Labour Force Participation in India." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 2024, pp. 4688-4701, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.040. Accessed Oct. 2024.
APA 6
Bagga, P. (2024, October). An Analysis of the Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 on Female Labour Force Participation in India. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(10), 4688-4701. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.040
Chicago
Bagga, Priyanshi. "An Analysis of the Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 on Female Labour Force Participation in India." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 10 (October 2024), 4688-4701. Accessed October, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.040.

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ABSTRACT:
The financial emancipation of women is crucial for female empowerment and economic growth. Participation of women in the labour force equips them better to combat socio-economic issues while simultaneously boosting economic activity and GDP at the macro level(Buterin et al., 2023). Despite this, even in the 21st century, women's participation in the workforce is less than 47% compared to 72% for men(The Gender Gap in Employment: What’s Holding Women Back?, n.d.). The reasons for this disparity include both demand-side (opportunities for women to work) and supply-side (availability for women to work) factors. This paper explores women's labour force participation in India and the factors influencing it. It evaluates the impact of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 as a demand-side policy intervention to improve women’s labour market participation using secondary data. The results of this research indicate that the policy has helped improve the income, employment and decision-making power of women. Yet, the research indicates that the programme faces several structural constraints in providing employment and fails to address the long-term supply-side issue of low female labour market participation.

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