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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the rank of the India among 131 nations in women workforce according to World Bank report?
A
120
B
105
C
35
D
95
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By that measure, India ranks 120th among 131 countries, according to data from the World Bank. Women entrepreneurs do no better.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the status of participation of Indian women in the work force? The World Economic Forum’s gender gap report 2022, where India was ranked at 135th position out of 146 countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meanwhile, the participation at work for women in the country dipped from around 36 percent in 2021 to a little over 33 percent in 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rate of female labor force participation India 2011-2021 The female labor force participation rate in India increased by 0.6 percentage points in 2021 in comparison to the previous year. In total, the rate amounted to 19.23 percent in 2021.

Detailed explanation-5: -This is based on women’s labor force participation rate of 56.8% compared against men’s labor force participation rate of 67.9%. Accounting for the fact that women are the majority population in the U.S., we find that approximately 46.6% of the workforce is women.

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