India's State Bank Forced to Withdraw 'Discriminatory' Rules on Pregnant Women After Outrage

The World Bank said in 2019 that Indian women’s participation in the workforce had declined to 20.9 percent. The Global Gender Gap Index, compiled by the World Economic Forum, ranked India as 140 among 156 countries in 2021, a drop of 28 places. The index is based on political and economic participation of women in a given country.