Most research on the fall in female labour participation is based on an analysis of the available NSSO and Labour Bureau data. As a result, most of the reasons cited for the fall in female labour participation rate are those that can be found in these and associated official data. But, the reasons could well be beyond what these data sets can tell us about this problem.
The reasons identified in the available research are principally, higher household incomes and higher enrolment of women in higher education. Other reasons include increase in farm mechanisation and reduction in household animal farming
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