Aakash Dev (Ph.D.)

Despite recent improvements, women’s participation remains well below its potential, especially in urban areas and in higher-productivity sectors. Writing in the Deccan Herald, NCAER faculty member @aakash_dev94 reflects on what Budget 2026 signals for care infrastructure, women’s work, and the road ahead. 🔗ncaer.org/publication/fr…

Today in @DeccanHerald: My opinion piece on Budget 2026 and the care economy. If growth is the goal, care must be treated as a core economic strategy, not a social afterthought. @ncaer Read: deccanherald.com/opinion/from-c… #Budget2026 #CareEconomy #WomenInWork #GenderAndGrowth #NCAER

My latest piece for #HerConversation reflects on our recent @epw_in research on women’s labour market potential and why #UnpaidCare must be at the centre of how we understand female labour force participation. Read here: lnkd.in/gK5fUEAt #Gender @ncaer @girlpowertalk

How can India unlock women’s labour market potential? Using a macro-simulation framework, this study by NCAER faculty members @aakash_dev94 & @ratna_sahay, finds that formalising part-time work and redistributing unpaid care responsibilities could increase female labour force participation (FLFP) by around 6 percentage points. Read more: bit.ly/49n0rgw

We show that formalising part-time work and redistributing unpaid care work could raise FLFP by ~6 pp, with positive growth spillovers and lower gender gaps. Read here: lnkd.in/gzwbZp8s

Pleased to share our recent paper in @epw_in, “Women’s Labour Market Potential,” co-authored with Dr. Ratna Sahay. Using a simulation-based macro framework, we examine policy levers to raise female LFPR in India. #Economics #India #LabourMarkets #Gender #PolicyResearch #EPW

NCAER faculty member @aakash_dev94 served as a Lead Discussant in the thematic session on “Generating Quality Employment, Reaping the Demographic Advantage, and Strengthening Social Programmes” at the International Conference on “Towards a Prosperous and Inclusive Jharkhand”, held in Ranchi on December 12, 2025. #NCAER #InclusiveGrowth #QualityEmployment #DemographicDividend

Stronger digital access, improved financial inclusion, and more robust social protection systems can significantly reshape the future of women in the platform economy. The @ncaer, in collaboration with the @ilo, organised a workshop on “Building Inclusive Economies: Gender, Financial Inclusion, and the Platform Workforce”, where these themes emerged as key points of discussion. #DigitalInclusion #WomenAndWork #PlatformEconomy #GenderInclusion #ILO #NCAER

NCAER faculty member @aakash_dev94 presented a paper on “Unlocking Women’s Workforce Potential in India” at the 24th International #IASSI2025 Annual Conference. The simulations in the paper showed that formalising part-time jobs could increase India’s female labour force participation rate (LFPR) by 6 percentage points. #WomenInEconomy #GenderEquality

Women’s unpaid care work supports the economy but remains largely invisible. @ncaer faculty member @aakash_dev94 notes that India’s new Labour Codes with provisions for wages, childcare, maternity support, and gig worker protections, are a step toward acknowledging its value. #GenderEquality #WomenAtWork #NewLabourCodes Read more: bit.ly/3Wspvwp

Why do free markets continue to undervalue women’s work, and what can be done to change this? NCAER faculty member @aakash_dev94 argues that market forces alone can’t correct gendered labour biases and calls for policies that genuinely recognize and reward women’s contributions, especially the often-invisible labour. 🔗bit.ly/4mMQ3DR

Countries such as Chile, Sweden, and Germany have increased female employment through quality childcare, affordable housing, and reforms supporting part-time work. NCAER faculty @ratna_sahay & @aakash_dev94 argue that India can achieve the same by investing in women-friendly transport, safe hostels, childcare infrastructure, and by formalising part-time jobs with fair wages. 🔗ncaer.org/publication/bu… #FLFPR #NariShakti #WomenAtWork

In a recent paper, @ncaer faculty members @aakash_dev94 & @ratna_sahay at the Centre for Gender and Macroeconomy, NCAER find that female labour force participation in India can increase by 6 percentage points, in part through the formalisation of part-time employment. Read more here: bit.ly/43jcARV

NCAER-ILO Roundtable discusses greater investment in care economy, formalization of part-time work indiablooms.com/news/ncaer-ilo… #ILO

The NCAER-ILO Roundtable discusses investing in the care economy and formalising part-time and flexible work to boost urban female employment. @Radhicka #CareEconomy #WomenAtWork #InclusiveGrowth #TimeUse

India has immense potential to boost women's workforce participation. From flexible work policies to better childcare support, understand how we can bridge the gap and empower women economically! Read the opinions of NCAER faculty @aakash_dev94 & @ratna_sahay bit.ly/41SMdQT #WomenInWorkforce #GenderEquality #IndiaProgress

Featuring research and perspectives by @aakash_dev94, @ratna_sahay, @surkh_syah, @ArchanaSinghh, @TanuGupta_, @tajuddinmse, @Digvijay3631241, @sugatchaturvedi, @kanmahajan, Zahra Siddique, @Prof_Nishith_P, @1sahilpawar & @vaageeshaa!

How India Can Boost Women’s Participation in the Workforce Boosting female labour force participation rate is not just a matter of gender equality; it is an economic imperative. Aakash Dev, Ratna Sahay✍️ thewire.in/women/how-indi…

अंतर्राष्ट्रीयमहिलादिवस2025# पार्टटाइम रोज़गार को औपचारिक बनाने, पुरुषों-महिलाओं में वैतनिक पारिवारिक ज़िम्मेदारियों को पुनर्वितरित करने से श्रम-बल में महिला भागीदारी मौजूदा 37% से बढ़कर 43% हो सकती है। पूरा आलेख यहाँ पढ़ें : ideasforindia.in/topics/product…

अंतर्राष्ट्रीयमहिलादिवस2025# महिलाओं के कार्यबल की क्षमता को बढ़ाना- आकाश देव @aakash_dev94 (@ncaer ), रत्ना सहाय (NCAER, @CGDev) पूरा आलेख यहाँ पढ़ें : ideasforindia.in/topics/product…