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The 'missing women' dilemma in India has sparked interest in investigating gender discrimination in the provision of …
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In the past twenty years, India's economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest …-growing economies in the world. This paper examines drivers of female labor force participation in urban India between 1987 and 2004 … minority of India's women. So despite India's economic boom, it appears that for all but the very well educated, labor market …
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"The excess female mortality in India and other South Asian countries is no longer contentious. Less known are the …
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The "missing women" dilemma in India has sparked interest in investigating gender discrimination in the provision of … ; India …
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In the past twenty years, India's economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest …-growing economies in the world. This paper examines drivers of female labor force participation in urban India between 1987 and 2004 … minority of India's women. So despite India's economic boom, it appears that for all but the very well educated, labor market …
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among children in India, that gender bias in mortality is larger in Sub-Saharan Africa than in China and India, and that …
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We study the surprisingly low level and stagnation of female labor force participation rates in urban India between …
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In this paper we examine the impact of mandated reservations for female sarpanchs in the gram panchayats on perceptions of service delivery and women's democratic participation. Using survey data from the Sangli district, Maharashtra, we find that the availability of basic, public services is...
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We study the surprisingly low level and stagnation of female labor force participation rates in urban India between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010125858