Women & Work

These are projects at the Indian Statistical Institute being led by Prof. Farzana Afridi, and supported by IWWAGE. The overarching objective is to rigorously analyse the constraints that women face in engaging in remunerative economic activities, and suggest new policy measures, while also evaluating existing programmes that aim at unleashing women’s economic potential fully in India.

IWWAGE aims to build on existing research and generate new evidence to inform and facilitate the agenda of women’s economic empowerment.

Projects

How the gendered division of domestic responsibilities influences women’s ability to productively engage in paid work outside the home
Female labour force participation in rural India has declined from 49% in 1999 to 28% in 2017. Has structural transformation in agriculture played a role?
As work opportunities in agriculture shrink, the future lies in improving women’s access to jobs in manufacturing and services. Understanding the demand and supply factors that determine their participation in these sectors, is crucial
Examining the impact of Covid-19 on livelihoods, and physical and emotional well-being of the urban poor, with a focus on the gendered experience of the crisis.

Events

Workshops, Public Lectures & Summer School

March 11, 2021
Women in the Economy: 3rd Annual Workshop
Workshop
Zoom
March 5, 2020
Women in the Economy: 2nd Annual Workshop
Workshop
ISI, Delhi Centre
July 25, 2019
India’s Women, Work and Development: Issues at the Research – Policy Nexus
Summer School
ISI, Delhi Centre

Media & Dissemination

February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023

Farzana Afridi speaks at a session on clean cooking fuels, at India Energy Week

December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022

Afridi delivers the keynote lecture at a Conference on ‘Indian Women and Paid Work’, organised by Great Lakes Institute of Management

April 13, 2022
April 13, 2022

Afridi delivers the keynote address at the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference (Ashoka University Hub Event)

October 20, 2021
October 20, 2021

Afridi speaks at the ‘Covid-19 and Emerging Markets’ session of the Annual Global Conference of Milken Institute

September 20, 2021
September 20, 2021

Afridi hosts an e-Symposium on ‘Ideas for India’ on Covid-19 and mental health, with a special focus on women and children

September 6, 2021
September 6, 2021

Afridi discusses findings from the clean fuel project at a webinar organised by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Get Involved

We hire economists, gender experts, program specialists, researchers, industry, and domain experts. IWWAGE offers a variety of job opportunities in research, administration, finance and communications.There are frequent opportunities both in the offices of IWWAGE and in the field.