Women In Manufacturing Day 2024 India. A greater proportion of female workers in urban india are employed in manufacturing (23.9 per cent) and other services (40.1 per cent) compared to their male. They, however, account for barely 20 per cent of the labour force in the country.

From tata motors to wacol, women are driving. India’s severe gender imbalance in manufacturing is in sharp contrast to the agriculture sector that has three times as many women while its share in gdp at 20% is not much ahead of manufacturing.