Centre for Gender and Macroeconomy

The Centre’s vision is to promote the full, equal, effective, and meaningful participation of women in the economy, including as decisionmakers in India.

Closing gender gaps is macro-critical: It benefits everyone. Reducing gender gaps raises economic growth, reduces income and wealth inequality, and fosters greater financial stability.

Building Inclusive Economies: Gender, Financial Inclusion, and the Platform Workforce

NCAER, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), convened a high-level roundtable titled “…

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Working Papers

Women in Policymaking: Social Spending and Outcomes

This paper assesses the impact of women’s participation in national governments (as parliamentarians and ministers)…

Op-Eds

Who Cooked Your Dinner? A New Recipe for Gender Sensitive Growth: India’s…

Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? The provocative question, once aimed at the Father of Modern Economics, echoes with…

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Op-Eds

The invisible hand isn’t gender-neutral: why free markets still undervalue women’s work

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Event

Roundtable Discussion on Advancing Female Employment in Urban India

NCAER, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), hosted a roundtable discussion on Adv…

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Building Inclusive Economies: Gender, Financial Inclusion, and the Platform Workforce

Women in Policymaking: Social Spending and Outcomes

Who Cooked Your Dinner? A New Recipe for Gender Sensitive Growth: India’s New Labour Codes Hold Key

The invisible hand isn’t gender-neutral: why free markets still undervalue women’s work

Roundtable Discussion on Advancing Female Employment in Urban India

Publications

Op-Eds

24 February 2026

From care infrastructure to women’s work: What the Budget signals

Aakash Dev

The result is a persistent gap in labour force participation. Despite recent improvements, women’s participation remains well below its potential, especially in…

Books & Reports

10 February 2026

Rapporteur Report | Building Inclusive Economies: Gender, Financial Inclusion, and the Platform Workforce

Ratna Sahay, Aakash Dev, Mehak Jain

NCAER, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), organised a one-day roundtable titled Building Inclusive Economies: Gender, Financial Inclusion, and the…

External Pub

3 January 2026

Women’s Labour Market Potential: Unpaid Care Work and the Formalisation of Part-time Employment

Aakash Dev, Ratna Sahay

This paper investigates the macroeconomic and labour market implications of gender equality in unpaid care work and the formalisation of part-time employment…

Op-Eds

15 December 2025