The problem is woman often choose not to work even when they have the capacity and the time. Look at the many doctors who are housewives or lawyers or architects and so on - I can go on. Raising a family is the most important thing and I feel the man should give all the support. What is reqd is how to get the women back into the work there has to be a bridging confidence building interim period by either a course or an internship or both. Rehabilitation is the key to increase the number of women in workforce - no point coming out with these figures - they often have no meaning. Need to go into the root of the problem