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Question
Compare and analyze the ‘Women Worker Population Ratio’ in Rural and Urban areas based on following information:
| Worker-Population Ratio in India, 2017-2018 |
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| Sex | Worker-Population Ratio | ||
| Total | Rural | Urban | |
| Men | 52.1 | 51.7 | 53.0 |
| Women | 16.5 | 17.5 | 14.2 |
| Total | 34.7 | 35.0 | 33.9 |
Solution
The data in the given table reveals that:
- Women constitute 16.5% of the total worker population in the economy.
- The number of women workers in rural areas (17.5%) is relatively higher than the number of women workers in urban areas (14.2%). Due to the abject poverty in rural areas, rural women are compelled to work more than their urban counterparts.
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