Shamika Ravi, member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, and secretary to Government of India, will deliver a public lecture on, “Women, work and Viksit Bharat @2047” on Friday, June 20 at 6.00 pm at the International Centre Goa (ICG). This event is part of the ICG Public Lectures series and is open and free to the public.
Ravi’s talk will engage with the idea that the growing participation of women in the workforce is essential for India to fully realise its demographic dividend. The female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) was 23 per cent in 2017, falling from 33 per cent in 1972. It was estimated to be 37 per cent in 2022-23. The FLFPR in China is nearly 70 per cent and is upwards of 75 per cent in Global North countries.
Ravi was earlier Director of Research at Brookings India, Vice President Economic Policy at Observer Research Foundation and Non-Resident Senior Fellow of Governance Studies Program at Brookings Institution. Her research focusses on economics of development including areas of Finance, Healthcare, Urbanization, Gender Equality, and Welfare and Poverty.
Over the last 20 years, Ravi has taught in post-graduate programmes across India including The Indian School of Business and the BITS School of Management.
Ravi is widely published in international peer-reviewed academic journals and writes regularly in newspapers for the wider audience. Her research work has been featured and frequently cited by leading global media outlets, as well as national and regional newspapers and magazines across India in different languages.
Ravi has a PhD in Economics from New York University, Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics and B.A(H) in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College for Women.
