A brief perspective on employment structure of Muslim women in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64171/JSRD.5.S1.136-140Keywords:
LFPR, WPR, PU, UR, EmploymentAbstract
Muslim Women are an important part of our society, And income or earning is very important part of their empowerment and upliftment. They play multiple roles inside and outside the home. This role is invisible and not recognized statistically because it is not represented officially. As per 2011 census of India, The share of Muslim population in the total population of the district Udham Singh Nagar is 22.58 percent and Islam is the second most popular religion in the district.
According to 68th NSSO round report, worker population ratio (WPR) and Labour force participation rate (LFPR) of them (148 and 151 respectively) are lower than that of women of all religious groups in Uttarakhand (361 and 373 respectively). The proportion unemployment (PU) of them is also low as compare to national level. It has been noticed that their less participation in LFPR is a subject of concern. Efforts towards gender equality and empowerment have also been made by individuals and government, to address these problems. However, despite many efforts, the workforce participation of Muslim women is still very low than that of Muslim men in the district. Due to which they lag behind in empowerment and other aspects of life. A large presence of Muslim population in informal sector, both as self- employed and casually employed.
The present study tries to analysis the gender- based employment structure for Muslim women in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. In addition to this, factors responsible for low work participation of Muslim women also have been studied in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand.
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