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This book addresses women‚Äôs changing role in and contributions to the Indian labour market. It explores how feminist theories and frameworks have changed over time and gradually been supplanted by new ones. The book explores the structural shift in women‚Äôs employment from farm to non-farm jobs in services and industries, both theoretically and empirically. Further, it examines the steady rise of women in high skilled or ‚Äònew economy‚Äô sectors like information and communication technology, electronics and telecom; and in low skilled work such as domestic work, particularly in urban areas. It also scrutinizes how emerging sectors of the economy are experimenting with new forms of employment by changing the temporal (part-time work, flexible hours), spatial (location of work) and contractual (temporary contracts) dimensions. Beyond analysing the above-mentioned aspects, the book discusses perennial challenges such as patriarchy, socio-cultural norms and gender-based labour market inequalities across occupations as a ‚Äòglass ceiling‚Äô or ‚Äòsticky floor‚Äô. One of the book‚Äôs most important contributions is inclusion of¬†detailed labour market statistics for women, with long-term trends and patterns, as well as comparisons with other countries and regions. In closing, the book highlights women‚Äôs participation in economic and non-economic activities and related quantification issues, i.e. the invisibility of women‚Äôs work, which remains a highly contentious aspect. Given its content, the book offers a valuable asset for a broad readership including academics, NGOs, and policymakers.¬† ‚ÄúThe subject of low work participation rates for women has been of concern to economists,¬†gender specialists and policy makers for decades. This book makes an important contribution¬†in understanding the role of women in development and identiÔ¨Åes some new policy¬†directions that could be initiated to facilitate greater employment of women.‚Äù -¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Rohini Nayyar, Former Principal Adviser, Yojana Aayog, Government of India¬† ‚ÄúThis book is timely and extremely relevant to the academic and policy debates in India.¬†Given the puzzle of low and declining female labour force participation, it is critical to focus¬†on where women work, beyond a supply-side perspective. In addition, efforts are needed to¬†better measure women‚Äôs work, which is typically underreported. In both these dimensions,¬†this book makes an important contribution, which will be valuable for both academics and¬†policymakers.‚Äù -¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Sher Verick, Employment Policy and Analysis Programme (EPAP) of the International Training Centre (ITC), International Labour Organization¬† ‚ÄúThis book critically examines both theoretically and empirically the dynamics of changes in¬†women‚Äôs participation in and contribution to the fast-transforming Indian labour market. The¬†aspects covered include the essential issue of how the new forms of employment are¬†impacting temporal, spatial and contractual dimensions. An excellent and compulsory read¬†for academicians and policy-makers involved in gender as well as labour economics.‚Äù -¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Ritu Dewan, Former President, Indian Association for Women’s Studies; Former Director & Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Mumbai¬† ‚ÄúThe book is a required addition to the exiting literature on women‚Äôs work and employment¬†for its comprehensive and distinctive approach. It is a unique blend of macro and micro level¬†perspectives and issues capturing statistics.‚Äù -¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬†¬† Neetha N., Acting Director & Professor, Centre for Women‚Äôs Development Studies (CWDS), New Delhi