19/08/2022 - Society

KEY POINTS

·        A study by researchers at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) reinforces the need to enhance female labour force participation (FLFP) to improve food security and health outcomes.

·        Engagement of rural women in the labour market not only generates income that relaxes the budget constraint of the household but also empowers them with financial independence.

·        As women direct a greater share of resources towards richer nutrients, the ensuing liquidity allows for the purchase of a more diversified food basket. Thereby, improving the nutritional intake of the households.

·        But the involvement of women in the labour force may increase their time burden.

·        It may also take away time from unpaid activities that generate goods for self-consumption and other domestic chores, including cooking. The study rules out any reduction in the value of the goods produced at home coming from FLFP.

·        Improved household dietary diversity along with empowered women who have better control over the food choices they make for themselves as well as their children offset any pernicious effects of an increased time burden.

·        This evidence also highlights the need to increase women’s participation in the rural labour force by designing appropriate institutional, technological, financial and market interventions.

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