While marginally more women work in India than in Pakistan (27% and 25% respectively), Pakistan’s female labour-force participation rate is growing–as India’s is declining.

The percentage of women working in Bangladesh is three times higher than in India, which ranks last among BRICS countries in terms of women’s labour-force participation; among G-20 countries, it is second to last–behind only Saudi Arabia. Read more from our special coverage on "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY"Womens Day: Is 4.5% of budget on plans for women enough?Centres efforts towards ...