International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director (MD) Gita Gopinath has condemned the "terrible and disturbing" incident of rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. "Personally, it is terrible to have any event of this kind. It is disturbing," she told Business Standard here.
"Leaving aside the impact of these incidents on the economy, it is absolutely critical and non-negotiable that Indian women should feel safe.
Full stop," she asserted.
From an economic point of view, she said it was important to ensure women's safety at the workplace to raise India's female labour force participation rate (LFPR), which is currently very low.
"One cannot raise that (female LFPR) without ensuring safety at the workplace and safety of women in getting to the workplace. That is absolutely critical," the India-born economist said.
Female LFPR stood at just 37 per cent for the age group of 15 years and above during 2022-23, though this was higher than 32.5 per cent in the previous year. Male LFPR, on the other hand, stood at 78.5 per cent in FY23 against 77.2 per cent in FY22.
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