Factors Determining Women’s Work Force Participation in Kashmir: An Empirical Analysis

Abstract

Gender equity in all socio-economic processes is an important component of human development. The reports of various organizations have confirmed that compared to men, women have lesser opportunities for economic participation, less access to basic and higher education, larger health and safety risks, and least political representation. This holds true across nations,
cultures, communities, castes and categories. One of the measures to remove the growing disparity and economic inequality is to amplify women job opportunities through an enabling socio-cultural environment. Against this backdrop an effort has been made in the present study to find out factors affecting women participation of in labour force of Kashmir valley. Study is mostly based on primary data collected during March- June 2022 through a comprehensive field survey. Findings indicate that the socio-economic and demographic variables have significant effect on work participation of women in Kashmir.