Despite higher education, women participation in labour market remains low: CMIE Either Indian women are not willing to go out to work or they are not allowed to go out to work or people are not willing to give them work in spite of their education, Vyas said. BusinessToday.In | March 17, 2021 | Updated 15:46 IST Indian women work a lot, but their work is predominantly at home in service of other members of their household. Despite superior education than men, participation of women in India's labour market, especially in urban areas, remains low, as per the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).