Employed women in Uttar Pradesh—what explains such a large increase within less than a decade?

Overall, however, more women in UP now earn their own income—close to home, and with little capital. This is good, but the next gains must come from elsewhere. As education spreads, younger women will want work beyond crop or dairy farming. Such jobs will not always lie close to home. Where they do not, women need a safe commute or safe housing nearer their workplaces.