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This book consisting of 24 chapters provides a comprehensive analysis of the complexities of women’s work in India. It critically assesses the growing sectors of childcare and gig work, often viewed as potential pathways to better-paid employment for women, highlighting both their opportunities and limitations. Read More Volume Editors |
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Chairperson
Prof. Aasha Kapur Mehta
Visiting Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Gender Studies
Researchers
Prof. Alakh N. Sharma
Director
Dr. Balwant Singh Mehta
Professor
Dr. Dev Nathan
Professor
Dr. Govind Kelkar
Visiting Professor
Dr. Nisha Srivastava
Visiting Professor
Dr. Tanuka Endow
Professor
Dr. Bhim Reddy
Senior Fellow
Dr. Swati Dutta
Senior Fellow
Dr. Indubala Sinha
Visiting Senior Fellow
Dr. Deeksha Tayal
Fellow and Coordinator, Centre for Gender Studies
Dr. Chaitanya Khandelwal
Associate Fellow
Mr Aakash Sinha
Research Cum Communication Associate
Ms. Varsha S. Mathew
Research Assistant
- Empirical Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Mountain Communities and Women in South Asia and Central Asia: Evidence and Policy Implications | View Project >>
- Carving out a Gender Landscape in Bihar: Agrarian Change and Women’s Participation in the Farm-Sector | View Project >>
- Linking Community Organisations with Government Programmes to Intervene in Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) Markets in Order to Reduce Agrarian Distress Among Forest Dwellers in Jharkhand | View Project >>
- Alcohol, Intimate Partner Violence and Household Economy: An Assessment of Liquor Ban in Bihar | View Project >>
Understanding Women’s Work in India, 1983-2024
by Alakh N. Sharma and Balwant Singh Mehta
Publisher: Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 61, Issue No. 1, Sameeksha Trust
Year: 2026
Bridging the Gaps in Menstrual Hygiene Management in India: A District-Level Analysis Using NFHS4 and NFHS-5 Data
by Aditi Madan and Arjun Dubey
Publisher: IASSI-Quarterly, Vol. 44, Issue No. 1
Year: 2025
Paid and Unpaid Care Work: Gender Inequities and Policy Pathways
by Balwant Singh Mehta and Aasha Kapur Mehta
Publisher: Indian Journal of Human Development, 19(1), 50-67, Sage Publishing
Year: 2025
The struggle to balance work and family life during the covid-19 pandemic: Insights based on the situations of working women in Delhi
by Deeksha Tayal and Aasha Kapur Mehta
Publisher: Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 44, Issue No. 6, Sage Publishing
Year: 2023
Gender Differentials in Entrepreneurship: Insights from a Multi-Method Study
by Swati Dutta, Vanita Yadav, Jeemol Unni and Ravikiran Naik
Publisher: Journal of Entrepreneursh ip, Vol. 31, Issue No. 1, Sage Publishing
Year: 2022
Labour market for young urban female graduates in India
by Deeksha Tayal and Sourabh Bikas Paul
Publisher: South Asia Research, Vol. 42, Issue No. 2, Sage Publishing
Year: 2022
Women’s Employment and Digital Technology: A Regional Analysis in India
by Balwant Singh Mehta, I.C. Awasthi and Nidhi Mehta
Publisher: Indian Journal of Human Development Vol. 15, Issue No. 3, Sage Publishing
Year: 2021
Gender Discrimination in Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in India: Evidence from NFHS 4
by Swati Dutta, Sunil Kumar Mishra and Aasha Kapur Mehta
Publisher: Indian Journal of Human Development, Volume 16, Issue 2, Sage Publishing
Year: 2021
Dynamics of Agricultural Labour in Small-Farm Economy: Work, Gender and Technologies in Cotton Production in Telangana
by Bhim Reddy, Ranjit Prakash and Busam Monika Reddy
Publisher: The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 64, Issue No. 1, Springer Nature
Year: 2021
Union Budget 2020-21 and the Gender Budget Statement: A Critical Analysis from a Gender Perspective. in Gender Mainstreaming in India: Perspective
by Aasha Kapur Mehta
Publisher: Economic & Political Weekly, Engage, Vol. 55, Issue No. 16, Sameeksha Trust
Year: 2021
Labour force participation rate of women in urban India: an agecohort-wise analysis
by Deeksha Tayal and Sourabh Bikas Paul
Publisher: The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 64, Issue No. 3, Springer Nature
Year: 2021
Discouraged Worker Effect and Labor Market Behavior of Urban Married Women
by Deeksha Tayal and Sourabh Bikas Paul
Publisher: Asian Development Review, Vo. 38, Issue No. 02, World Scientific Publishing
Year: 2021
Working women, Delhi Metro and Covid-19: a case study in Delhi-NCR
by Deeksha Tayal and Aasha Kapur Mehta
Publisher: The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 64, Issue No. 2, Springer Nature
Year: 2021
Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Govind Kelkar, Balwant Singh Mehta, Simi Mehta, Srruthi Lekha Raaja Elango
Publisher: Journal of Development Policy Review, Vol. 1, Issues 1 & 2, IMPRI and IndraStra Global
Year: 2020
Gender Disparity in Literacy in Karnataka: An Inter-District Analysis
by Hemant Kumar
Publisher: IASSI Quarterly
Year: 2020
Union Budget 2020-21: Contrasting States and the Centre’ s Approach to Gender Budgeting
by Aasha Kapur Mehta
Publisher: Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 55, Issue No. 16, Sameeksha Trust
Year: 2020
Education, Caste and Women’s Work in India
by Amrita Datta, Tanuka Endow, Balwant Singh Mehta
Publisher: Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 63, Issue No. 2, Springer Nature
Year: 2020
Gender inequality, reproductive rights and food insecurity in SubSaharan Africa–a panel data study
by Deeksha Tayal
Publisher: International Journal of Development Issues, Vol. 18, Issue No. 2, Emerald
Year: 2019
Women’s Employment in Modern Industry in India
by Balwant Singh Mehta and Megha Shree
Publisher: Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 59, Springer Nature
Year: 2017
Inequality, Gender, and Socioreligious Groups
by Balwant Singh Mehta and Megha Shree
Publisher: Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 52. Issue No. 8, Sameeksha Trust
Year: 2017
Decent Work Framework: Women in ICT Sector in India
by Balwant Singh Mehta
Publisher: Information Development, Vol.32, Issue No. 5, Sage Journals
Year: 2016
Structural Transformation and Women Employment in South Asia
by Balwant Singh Mehta and Bharat Singh
Publisher: International Journal of Human Resource & Industrial Research, Vol.3, No. 2
Year: 2016
Crime Against Women in India and Declining Labour Force Participation Rate of Females: A Hidden Correlation?
by Deeksha Tayal
Publisher: Indian Journal of Human Development, Vol. 8, No. 2, Sage Publishing
Year: 2014
Glimpses of Women’s Lives in Rural Bihar: Impact of Male Migration
by Amrita Datta and Sunil Kumar Mishra
Publisher: Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 54, No. 3 Indian Society of Labour Economics (Publisher)
Year: 2011
A comparative study of the informal conditions of the plantation labourers of India and Sri Lanka
by Deeksha Tayal and Neelam Choudhary
Publisher: Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 53, Issue No. 2, Indian Society of Labour Economics (Publisher)
Year: 2010
WP 1/2025
Paid and Unpaid Care Work: Gender Inequities and Policy Pathways
by Balwant Singh Mehta and Aasha Kapur Mehta
WP 3/2022
Patriarchal Discrimination and Capitalist Relations: The Gender Question in the Gig Economy
by Govind Kelkar
WP 2/2021
Gender Based Violence in India
by Tanuka Endow
WP 1/2020
Union Budget 2020-21 and the Gender Budget Statement: A Critical Analysis from a Gender Perspective
by Aasha Kapur Mehta
WP 1/2019
Economic Development in China and India:A Tale of Great Divergence
by Ajit Ghose
WP 1/2017
Urban Development and Rural – Urban Linkages in Six Towns in Bihar
by Tanuka Endow
WP 1/2016
Urban Development and Rural – Urban Linkages in Six Towns in Bihar
Urban Development and Rural – Urban Linkages Case Study of Two Towns in Bihar
by Tanuka Endow, Sunil K. Mishra and Abhay Kumar
WP 3/2015
Wage Inequality in Brazil and India: A Quantitative Comparative Analysis
by Maria Cristina Cacciamali, Gerry Rodgers, Vidya Soundararajan and Fabio Tatei
WP 4/2015
Vocational Education and Training and the Inequality Challenge in Brazil and India: A Policy Review
by Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa, Maria Cristina Cacciamali, Nandita Gupta, Ian Prates, Gerry Rodgers and Priscila Vieira
WP 2/2015
Minimum Wage Policy in Brazil and India and its Impact on Labour Market Inequality
by Maria Cristina Cacciamali, Taniya Chakrabarty, Gerry Rodgers and Fabio Tatei
WP 1/2015
India Needs Rapid Manufacturing Led Growth
by Ajit K Ghose
WP 7/2014
After-life of mobile phones: waste or return to production?
by Ann George and Parvez Alam
WP 6/2014
Globalisation, Growth and Employment in the Organised Sector of the Indian
by B. N Goldar
WP 5/2014
Globalisation, Growth and Employment in India
by Ajit K Ghose
WP 4/2014
Comparative Analysis of Labour Market Inequality in Brazil and India: Concepts and Methods of Analysis (CEBRAP-IHD Research Project on Labour Market Inequality in Brazil and India)
by Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa, Maria Cristina Cacciamali, Gerry Rodgers, Vidhya Soundarajan
WP 3/2014
Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa, Maria Cristina Cacciamali, Gerry Rodgers, Vidhya Soundarajan, Fabio Tatei, Rogerio Barbosa, J. Krishnamurty
by Data Sources for the Analysis of Labour Market Inequality in Brazil and India (CEBRAP-IHD Research Project on Labour Market Inequality in Brazil and India)
WP 2/2014
Scarce Land: Issues, Evidence and Impact
by Sheila Bhalla
WP 1/2014
India’s Services-Led Growth
by Ajit K Ghose
WP 5/2013
Poverty and Social Protection in Urban India : Targeting Efficiency and Poverty Impacts of the Targeted Public Distribution System
by Sumit Mazumdar, Alakh N. Sharma
WP 4/2013
Witches: Through Changing Contexts Women Remain the Target
by Dev Nathan, Govind Kelkar and Shivani Satija
WP 3/2013
Violence Against Women in Rural Bihar- A case of four villages
by Shivani Satija
WP 2/2013
Behind the Post 1991 Challenges to The Functional Efficiency of India’s Established Statistical Institutions
by Sheila Bhalla
WP 1/2013
Women and Work in South Asia: Changes and Challenges
by Preet Rustagi, Dev Nathan, Amrita Datta and Ann George
WP 2/2011
Gender Asset Gaps and Land Rights in the Context of the Asia-Pacific Region
by Preet Rustagi and Rajini Menon
WP 2/2006
Women and Poverty: Rural-Urban Dimensions
by Preet Rustagi
WP 4/2005
Challenges for Economic Empowerment of Women In South Asia
by Preet Rustagi
WP 2/2005
The Deprived, Discriminated and Damned Girl Child: Story of Declining Child Sex Ratios in India
by Preet Rustagi
WP 2022
Gender gaps in agricultural productivity: Review of evidence’ A background paper for Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report on ‘Gender gaps in Agriculture’
by Bhim Reddy & Co author
Books
Gender Violence in Rural India
by Uma Sarmishtha, Deeksha Tayal and Manoj Bandan Balsamanta
Publisher: Springer Nature
Gender Dynamics of Long-Term Trends in Urban Labour Market of India
by Deeksha Tayal
Publisher: Springer Nature
Year: 2026
Women and Work in India: Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives for Policy
by Alakh N. Sharma, Aasha Kapur Mehta and Vandana Upadhyay
Publisher: Springer Nature
Year: 2026
Intersecting Paths of Sustainable Development, Urbanization, and Women’s Empowerment
by I C Awasthi, Aditi Madan, E. Revathi and B Suresh Reddy
Publisher: Springer Nature
Year: 2024
Women and Labour Market Dynamics New Insights and Evidences
by Balwant Singh Mehta and IC Awasthi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Year: 2019
Monographs
Walking with Her: Butterflies’ Programmes with Girl Children in Delhi
by Balwant Singh Mehta
Publisher: Butterflies, Delhi
Year: 2014
Some Key Principles and Policy Actions for Making Ujjwala More Responsive to the Needs of People? Read More
by Govind Kelkar
Are Women Left behind in a Prosperous Region? Some Observations from the NCR? Read More
by Shipra Maitra
Persisting Gender Inequality in Indian Labour Market. Read More
by Balwant Singh Mehta and Ishwar Chandra Awasthi
The Macro-Patriarchal State: Gender Equalisation via Feminist Finance. Read More
by Ritu Dewan
A Re-look at the Status of Women in India. Read More
by Tanuka Endow and Garima Gambhir
Estimates of Women’s Labour Force Participation: Rectifying Persisting Inaccuracies. Read More
by Aasha Kapur Mehta
Experience of Domestic Violence in India: Prevalence and Variation among Different Socio-Economic Status Groups. Read More
by Sunil Kumar Mishra and Vikas Dubey
Director, discusses IHD’s commitment to gender equality and research contribution of IHD on women and gender issues. Watch here
by Prof. Alakh N. Sharma
IHD stressing the need for greater equity in society. Watch here
by Prof. Sarthi Acharya
Book Launch and Panel Discussion “Women and Work in India: Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives for Policy”
Organised by: Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi and Women Studies & Research Centre, Rajiv Gandhi, University (RGU), Itanagar
Date: 17 March 2026; Venue: New Delhi
NATIONAL SEMINAR ON WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA
Organisers: Centre for Development Studies, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar and Centre for Gender Studies, Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 3-5 September 2024
Venue: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Thematic Panel organised during 66th ISLE Annual Conference at Pune
Measuring Women’s Work: Innovations and Obstacles in the Global South Countries
Organised by: IWWAGE, LEAD Krea University, WITS University and Institute for Human Development
Date: 19 January 2026
Thematic Panel organised during 65th ISLE Annual Conference at Hyderabad
Self-Employment and Women’s Entrepreneurship in India: Gaps in Quality and Inclusivity, Panel organized at the 65th Annual Conference of the ISLE
Organisers: Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE)) and Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 10 January 2025
Thematic Panel organised during 64th ISLE Annual Conference at Hyderabad
Need and Effectiveness of Childcare Models in India”, Panel organized at the 64th Annual Conference of the ISLE
Type of Event: Panel Discussion
Organisers: Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) and Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 30 March 2024
Venue: Hyderabad
Caring For the Caregivers: Pathways to Strengthen the Care Economy Panel organized at the 64th Annual Conference of the ISLE
Type of Event: Panel Discussion
Organisers: Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) and Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 30 March 2024
Venue: Hyderabad
Caring about Care: Exploring Intersectionality, Finances and Challenges Panel organized at the 64th Annual Conference of the ISLE
Type of Event: Panel Discussion
Organisers: Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA), New Delhi and Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC)
Date: 30 March 2024
Venue: Hyderabad
Thematic Panels organised during the Global Conclave 2024, 11-13 January, New Delhi
Panel on “Advancing Women’s Work in Global South: Towards Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality”, Panel Organised during IHD Silver Jubilee Global Conclave on Advancing Human Development in Global South
Type of Event: Panel Discussion
Organisers: NITI Aayog New Delhi, Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) and Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi
Date: 12 January 2024
Venue: New Delhi, India
Thematic Panel 8 on “Gender, Social Protection, and Child Wellbeing in a Changing World” Panel Organised during IHD Silver Jubilee Global Conclave on Advancing Human Development in Global South
Type of Event: Panel Discussion
Organisers: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), India
Date: 12 January 2024
Venue: New Delhi, India
Panel on Gender Responsive Budgeting in Public Financial Management: Bridging the Gender Gap
Type of Event: Thematic Panel
Organisers: UN Women India and Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 12 January 2024
Venue: New Delhi, India
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Women Entrepreneurship, Roundtable organized at the 63rd Annual Conference of ISLE
Type of Event: Roundtable
Organisers: Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) and Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 2 March 2023
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Women’s Economic Empowerment: Integrating Care Work into India’s G20 Priorities”, Roundtable organized at the 63rd Annual Conference of ISLE
Type of Event: Roundtable
Organisers: Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) and Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 3 March 2023
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Women in Work and Leadership: Strengthening Policy Research and Building Networks”, Roundtable organized at the 62nd Annual Conference of ISLE
Type of Event: Roundtable
Organisers: Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) and Institute for Human Development (IHD) and IDinsight
Date: 12 April 2022
Venue: IIT, Roorkee
Measuring Women’s Labour Force Participation – The Way Forward, Panel organized at the 62nd Annual Conference of ISLE
Type of Event: Panel Discussion
Organisers: Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) and Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 13 April 2022
Venue: IIT, Roorkee
Webinar on Women’s Work in Delhi: Dimensions, Challenges and Emerging Issues
Type of Event: Seminar
Organisers: Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) and Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 17-18 August 2021
Venue: Zoom online platform
Webinar on ‘Women, Witch Hunts and Social Transformation’ Based on the Book “Witch Hunts: Culture, Patriarchy and Structural Transformation”
Type of Event: Panel Discussion
Organiser: Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 15 September 2020
Venue: Zoom online platform
Webinar on Covid-19 and Violence Against Women and Girls
Type of Event: Panel Discussion
Organiser: Centre for Gender Studies, Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Date: 26 June 2020
Venue: Zoom online platform
Deepening of the Digital Divide
29 Jul 2020
by Prof. Tanuka Endow
A girl studying in Class 9 in Kerala allegedly committed suicide for not being able to attend online classes as the family did not have any facility for her to attend the classes. Her father is a daily wage worker. Read more
Stay Home Stay Safe
23 Apr 2020
by Tanuka Endow
Stay home, stay safe. Or so is everybody telling us. What happens when a home is not a safe place? COVID 19 has come uninvited into our lives, leaving in its wake sickness, fatalities, fear, and a prolonged lock down. Read more