Written by, Oct. 12 -- Akshita Pandey, Muskan Shah, Moitrayee Das

Equality, empowerment, and opportunities have been the key concerns for several decades when talking about women in the workplace. However, there is something more pressing than those issues. Today, the issue is not whether women have the right to work, but rather whether companies can afford to continue losing them.

However, the country has made significant strides when it comes to women's labour force participation. For instance, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26, "the PLFS-based measure of female labour force participation went up from 23.3% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24." The survey posits that in order to maintain the continued economic development of India i...