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A recent analysis of the Periodic Labour Force Survey in India challenges the traditional gender norm of the "male breadwinner." The study found that in households where the husband s earnings are high, the probability of the wife being employed is low. However, in urban areas, there is a reversal beyond a certain income level, with an increased likelihood of wives being employed The gender pay gap in India has narrowed, with women now earning 76% of their male counterparts.
Also, there has been an upward trend in intergenerational mobility, but the trend has been weaker for workers belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories as compared to workers belonging to general castes.