Women and Social transformation

? Female labour intensity for apparel and leather industry is very high when
compared to major manufacturing sectors
? Opportunity for women means that these could be vehicles for social
transformation
? In Bangladesh, female education, total fertility rates, and womens labour force
participation improved due to the expansion of apparel sector.
? Opportunity to replace China- grabbed by others and not India
? China stabilizing or losing market share- because of rising wage levels in China
? The space vacated is being taken over by Bangladesh and Vietnam in case of
apparels; Vietnam and Indonesia in case of leather and footwear