Mobility access to can increase females in workforce 4-6.9% by 2028: Report

Access to mobility can increase women’s participation in the workforce between 4 to 6.9 per cent by 2028, a report by Uber and Oxford Economics has said.

The report draws from a survey of Uber riders conducted across five Indian cities – Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.

The report said access to mobility can boost the number of women in the workforce in these cities to 0.32 million-0.56 million and lead to an increase of over one per cent in the size of their economies.

Speaking at the release of the report on Thursday, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said access to mobility can improve workforce participation of women and it is also imperative for increasing their enrolment in higher education.