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World Bank Report: Working girls are often told that they should get married on time. After marriage, all one hears is what to do after work. Children and family will also have to be taken care of. In India, there is always a sword hanging over women's jobs. It is not certain where his career can go. According to a report, there has been a big decline in the number of women working after marriage. About one-third of women have to leave their jobs after marriage. In the report it has been called 'marriage penalty'.
According to a World Bank report, the number of women working after marriage in India has decreased by 12 percent. This is about one-third of women's premarital employment rate, even in the absence of children. In contrast, men's employment rate increased by 13 percent after marriage. In India and the Maldives, marriage laws between childless women last for five years after marriage. On the other hand, women are also seen as being associated with the responsibility of children. Due to which she is unable to work or has to leave the job.
32 percent women are employed
A World Bank report states that women's participation in the labor force across South Asia, including India, was only about 32 percent in the year 2023. The employment rate of men was 77 percent. It says that except Bhutan, most of the countries of South Asia are at the bottom. Women with more than a secondary education or women who marry men with higher education are less likely to experience the marriage penalty. This shows that education plays an important role in this.
Women can increase GDP
If women's participation in the labor force is increased to equal that of men, then GDP growth will increase. By doing this, the GDP of South Asia will increase from 13 percent to more than 51 percent.