One country where female labour force participation (in the formal, taxed economy) is
conspicuously low is India. Hiring practices of this sort by Foxconn might appear to be contributing factor.
Really interesting story on culture clashes (multiple), gender stereotyping and even, material incompatibility of marriage signifiers (metal toe rings) and the requirements of high end precision assembly (iPhones). Read it twice and still don’t know how to think about this - a very interesting article to chew over.