fertility pressures on women, which favored late female marriages already in the pre-industrial era. The resulting family and … household patterns placed women into a better position to struggle for more gender equality during the subsequent transitions …

political reservations in rural India. Using a unique data set we find that Political reservations and the ability of women to …In a developing economy with an ethnically diverse society, such as India's, household welfare and its distribution … this paper we examine the welfare impact of reducing the time spent by members of households, particularly women, through …

We develop a framework for quantifying barriers to labor force participation (LFP) and entrepreneurship faced by women … in India. We find substantial barriers to LFP, and higher costs of expanding businesses through the hiring of workers for … women entrepreneurs. However, there is one area in which female entrepreneurs have an advantage: the hiring of female …

Women's role in economic development is commonly admitted. But in many countries, women's economic activities are still … an extension of historical domestic occupation. In this article, we analyze the Haitian women entrepreneurial situation … and show that women empowerment currently claimed by many actors is more romantic than economically pragmatic since women …

Indian Economy in respect with India's economic level. Study in Indian context has unveiled position of women in other parts …Economic development and women empowerment are bidirectional in relation. Both force and nurture each other. Economic … development changes society's perspectives for various aspects and components. This article studies position of women in modern …

(the United Kingdom), as compared to issues faced by women in developing economies (India), which are traditionally male … issues faced by women in the two different types of economies (the UK and India) …“Women must live up to collective expectations of what makes entrepreneurs, while at the same time remaining true to …

economies (the United Kingdom), as compared to issues faced by women in developing economies (India), which are traditionally … entrepreneurship issues faced by women in the two different types of economies (the UK and India) …“Women must live up to collective expectations of what makes entrepreneurs, while at the same time remaining true to …