The south Indian state of Karnataka had over 32 percent of women working in prisons as of December 2021. By contrast, the state of Goa had only about 1.8 percent of women officers as of that year. The national average stood at about 13.8 percent in the same year.
Share of women employed in Indian prisons as of December 2021, by state
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Tata Trusts. (April 6, 2023). Share of women employed in Indian prisons as of December 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209503/india-share-of-women-employed-in-prisons-by-state/
Tata Trusts. "Share of women employed in Indian prisons as of December 2021, by state." Chart. April 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209503/india-share-of-women-employed-in-prisons-by-state/
Tata Trusts. (2023). Share of women employed in Indian prisons as of December 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209503/india-share-of-women-employed-in-prisons-by-state/
Tata Trusts. "Share of Women Employed in Indian Prisons as of December 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209503/india-share-of-women-employed-in-prisons-by-state/
Tata Trusts, Share of women employed in Indian prisons as of December 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209503/india-share-of-women-employed-in-prisons-by-state/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Share of women employed in Indian prisons as of December 2021, by state [Graph], Tata Trusts, April 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209503/india-share-of-women-employed-in-prisons-by-state/