Marginalisation of Women Workers

While liberalisation may have increased employment, it has worsened the quality of employment, especially for women. The article studies macro-level data to analyse employment of men and women. Data collection by official agencies uses faulty processes and much of women's work remains invisible. A macro-level field study of the leather tanning industry in Tamil Nadu shows that gender subordination is built into the system. Employment generation does not necessarily translate into a better deal for labour, especially women.