one of the lowest participation rates for women among peer countries. Using extensive Indian household survey data, we … model the labor force participation choices of women, conditional on demographic characteristics and education, as well as …

towards non-regular employment despite women’s high education levels. This paper empirically examines what helps Japan and … Korea to increase FLFP by type (i.e., regular vs. non-regular employment), using the SVAR model. In so doing, we compare … tend to reduce the proportion of regular female employment in Japan and Korea, (ii) the persistent gender wage gap …

The proposed SDN discusses the specific macro-critical aspects of women’s participation in the labor market and the … constraints that prevent women from developing their full economic potential. Building on earlier Fund analysis, work undertaken …