Reported as ‘Missing labour force in India’ the recent fluctuations in the labour participation are probably due to the short-term shifts in activities of women responding to favorable economic conditions.

Addressing inequalities is imperative not merely from the human rights perspective, but also to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth. The most basic of such inequalities are those deriving from gender.

In this paper, we assess the changing age pattern of mortality in India and bigger states during 1970–2006 by applying a two-dimensional flexible mortality model.

The paper focuses on analyzing the education landscape through gender lens to map the significant changes and lessons learnt both at the policy and practice levels.