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Growth, employment, and employability in India: a gendered outlook

In: Mass Higher Education and the Changing Labour Market for Graduates

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  • Mona Khare
  • Sonam Arora

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Education becomes an important instrument of growth in both the chains - from economic growth to human development and vice versa. Despite impressive economic growth, the situation of graduate unemployment, jobless growth, and regional disparities in India has worsened since 2011-12. Economic growth is dependent on productivity (employment) and productivity is affected by education and skills. Women’s employment and access to high-quality work are important elements of inclusive and sustainable economic growth. India has recorded an increase in formal employment of women higher education graduates and better employability skills but gender segregations in access to economic opportunities reinforce overall gender differences. This chapter examines the relationship between economic growth, employment, and employability indicators from a gender perspective and segregates the major Indian states based on their performance during 2004-05 to 2017-18. The gender gaps in employment show that fostering economic growth is a necessary but not sufficient condition to attain gender equality in the Indian labour market.

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  • Mona Khare & Sonam Arora, 2024. "Growth, employment, and employability in India: a gendered outlook," Chapters, in: Fátima Suleman & Pedro Videira & Pedro N. Teixeira (ed.), Mass Higher Education and the Changing Labour Market for Graduates, chapter 10, pages 231-249, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:22085_10
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