8 March 2021
New Delhi: Prosus, the global consumer internet group of Naspers, announced today the launch of a new higher education and employment initiative for marginalised women and girls in India in partnership with UN Women.
India has one of the largest opportunities in the world to boost GDP by advancing women s equality and participation in the workforce - $770 billion of added GDP by 2025.[1] 67% of all men of working age are employed and only 9% of women are.[2] Barriers to entry for women include poverty, lack of educational opportunities and role models, gender stereotypes and early marriage. Even among those with secondary or higher secondary levels of education, the unemployment rates of women are significantly higher than men.[3] In 2017-18, the overall female labour force participation rate for the age group 15 and above was 23.3%, which was 24.6% in rural areas as compared to 20.4% in urban areas.[4]
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