recommendations for further policies in this area. Entrepreneurship can create new economic opportunities for women and contribute to … balancing work and family obligations for women. However, entrepreneurs, both male and female, are relatively scarce in India … entrepreneurs face gender biases stemming from socio-economic factors or specific biases in laws such as inheritance laws. …

puzzling and stands out among emerging markets. At the same time greater economic participation of women can be a source of … inclusive growth, and wellbeing. Assessing determinants of the labour force participation of women in India can open important … policy insights. This paper first describes key employment trends in India by gender. Then the potential determinants of …

tasks more equally between men and women by transforming gender stereotypes. … Statistics Directorate. The initiative aims to identify policy and programme solutions to promote women’s economic empowerment by … recognising, reducing and redistributing women’s unpaid care work. This paper presents new analysis of time use data and unpaid …

Women consistently work less in the labor market and earn lower wages than men. While economic empowerment of women is … an important objective in itself, women's economic activity also matters as a condition for sustained economic growth … educational attainment or skills. Gender is a further dimension in which the impacts of trade liberalization can differ. In a …

Gender stereotypes are well established also among women. Yet, a recent literature suggests that learning from other … women experience about the effects of maternal employment on children outcomes may increase female labor force participation …. To further explore this channel, we design a randomized survey experiment, in which 1500 Italian women aged 20 to 40 are …

parttime employment opportunities have boosted women’s participation in the labour force. By contrast, there is no such clear … effect on women’s participation in the labour market in countries with relatively high degrees of employment protection. The …

parents. Brideprice and dowry have both been linked to domestic violence against women, and inflation in these payments has …

Women’s participation in environmental decision-making is important for advancing both gender equality and … where its gender‑differentiated impacts are most acute. This paper reviews existing evidence on women’s environmental … environmental action. The presence of women in political decision-making is linked to more ambitious climate goals and policies …

puzzling and stands out among emerging markets. At the same time greater economic participation of women can be a source of … inclusive growth, and wellbeing. Assessing determinants of the labour force participation of women in India can open important … policy insights. This paper first describes key employment trends in India by gender. Then the potential determinants of …

and especially for women. <P>Specific gender policies will be needed to enlarge economic opportunities for women and to …Economic participation of women in the labour force or as entrepreneurs is low compared to peers and has declined over … factors are important - family status increases if women stay home, house work has become more attractive than poorly paid …