Labour Legislations For Women – An Encouraging Factor For Women To Work?

India is the most populous country in the world. Not only this, the demographic proportion of its population is such that the percentage of youngsters, rather, people belonging to the active work-force cover the majority portion of the pie-chart. While this sounds very promising, it also has a downside due to insufficient employment opportunities. This is where India is reduced to become a lucrative destination for cheap labor for multi-national companies. With this outset, there is another parameter which needs attention. The proportion of males and females in this active work-force involved in varied sectors is a statistic which determines the success of the economy. Participation of women in the active work-force along with the sectors they are participating in is akin to overall development of nation which can attempt to solve and discuss various indices like women independence, income parity, access to education – in all an overall economic diversification.