In this article, an attempt is made to study the trends and patterns of female work participation in Tamil Nadu across districts and examine the effect of structural transformation in the economy on women’s employment in the decade 2001–2011. There is a wide variation in the female work participation rate in the state. It is higher in agro-based, poor and most backward districts and is low in urbanized and industrialized districts as well as in districts with higher levels of per capita income, female literacy and unemployment. The analysis here shows that structural changes in the economy have not resulted in any dramatic change in the quality and quantity of women’s employment. Further, the casual labour segment has been expanding in rural Tamil Nadu with reductions in self-employment.

在本文中，我们试图研究跨地区的泰米尔纳德邦女性工作的趋势和模式，并研究2001-2011年十年间经济结构转型对妇女就业的影响。该州女性工作参与率差异很大。在以农业为基础的，贫穷的和最落后的地区，这一比例较高；在城市化和工业化地区，以及在人均收入，女性识字率和失业率较高的地区，这一比例较低。此处的分析表明，经济结构的变化并未导致妇女就业质量和数量发生任何显着变化。此外，随着自谋职业的减少，泰米尔纳德邦农村地区的临时工部分正在扩大。