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This document presents Azad Foundation’s recommendations for the Draft National Policy for Women 2016, emphasizing the need for a focused approach on Non-Traditional Livelihoods (NTL) for women, holistic skill development, and proactive government intervention to create inclusive and equitable opportunities in the labor market.

This policy brief presents the findings from Azad Foundation’s qualitative study on the factors influencing women’s recruitment and retention as bus drivers in public transport. It offers key insights and recommendations to combat gender-based exclusion in this sector.

Victories in gender equality have been achieved, but development is now often seen as managerial rather than social change. Bipasha Baruah’s research on Azad’s driving training program for resource-poor women shows how focusing on “cost effectiveness” and “scale” can undermine valuable work and offers a way forward.