<ul><li>A study in India found that women are more likely to seek employment as their husbands' salaries rise beyond ₹40,000 per month, particularly in urban areas.</li><li>This trend is attributed to higher-earning husbands being matched with better-educated wives who prefer and have access to higher-paying jobs.</li><li>Interestingly, women are more inclined to seek formal employment if their mother-in-law is also working, with a 50% to 70% higher participation rate in urban areas.</li><li>In rural India, marriage leads to a rise in women's employment from 26% to 49%, but household influences remain significant.</li></ul>

Rising salaries of husbands in India encourage women's employment: Study

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