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The outbreak of Novel Corona Virus has throttled the entire world economy. The pandemic has created a profound shock with different implications for both male and female. It is witnessed that women have served on the frontlines against COVID 19 and the impact of the crisis on women is stark. There has occurred an economic downfall due to this pandemic which has affected the gender inequality in the labour market both in short run and long run. Again, there has occurred a change in the job pattern especially in case of female as during lockdown period they were overburdened with household work and child care work. Female counterpart has shown interest towards the gig work where they may find flexibility in terms of timing or shift of job. In this paper an attempt has been made to study mode of female employment during 2017/18-2021/22. Mode of employment is classified into three categories- self-employment, regular salaried employment and casual labour. The extent of casualisation has declined not because of the fall in casual labour but because of fall in regular salaried employment during the period 2017/18-2021/22. However, invention of Covid vaccine, social awareness, proper implementation of Covid protocols have played a vital role for handling this crisis gradually. With the passage of time, we are able to overcome the worst situation. In recent time, it is observed that the status of female counterpart in the workforce participation has slightly improved as compared to the previous situation.