Abstract:
In India, women workforce constitutes an integral part of total workforce, there is a serious underestimation
of women’s contribution as workers and is far fewer women in the paid workforce than
men. National legal regime should focus on women’s economic rights as well as implementation of
policy through effective means. Women’s self-employment should be encouraged as it significantly
increases women’s income and therefore family wellbeing, and so reduces poverty. Trade can expand
women’s role in the economy, decrease inequality, and improve women’s access to skills and
education.