Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence

by Shrayana Bhattacharya

Finally, there is the theory that women are dropping out of the workforce predominantly due to the structural transformation of the economy. What does that mean? In plain speak, job creation over the past two decades has taken place in sectors in which women are less willing or able to work, while job opportunities have reduced in industries that usually employ women.

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