Abstract:
Discrimination based on race, gender or religion is universally unaccepted. In labor market, discrimination is said to occur when equally productive workers are treated differently by virtue of their race, gender or religion, and race, gender or religion by
themselves have no direct effect on productivity. The purpose of this research is to detect whether there are statistically significant
unproductive working pattrens related to women life cycle that influence how employers treat female workers and in the end influence the market outcomes. Unfortunately data concerning working patterns and employers' treatment with regards to promotion and
training are very scanty. However, the market outcomes in terms of net inflows into employment both from survey results and from BPS data reveal that there is no such differential treatment or there has been sufficient improvement. What apparently still persists is occupational and sectoral segregation. Female workers are employed in greater
numbers as blue-collar workers and in food, textile or instruments industries.
