Despite gains in health, women’s role in Delhi’s workforce still low

The Delhi government latest statistical report on gender indicators revealed a stark contradiction for women: despite gains in health and improving participation in higher education, their entry into the workforce remains severely low, even as crime against them persists at alarming rates.

- Snehil Sinha [e-mail]

The findings form the core of “Women & Men in Delhi - 2025,” a statistical publication released by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, built largely on secondary datasets.

Citing Periodic Labour Force Survey (2017-18 to 2023-24) data, the report underscores that women’s presence in the workforce remains “severely low.”

“Worker-Population Ratio (WPR) in Delhi stood at 14.2% for women in 2023-24 compared to 52.8% for men. Labour Force Participation Rate was 14.5% for women and 54% for men,” the report states.