This study seeks to determine the effect on the gender employment gap and women's employment of the extension of … extensions of maternity leave and the gender employment gap in Viet Nam. The findings show that, on average, the new law did not … exacerbate the gender employment gap, and there was a narrowing of the gap in the formal jobs sector compared to the waged jobs …

paper, we use primary data from India, collected via a life history calendar administered to men and women separately. Using … like India, characterised by informal labour markets, and early age of childbirth, the impact of motherhood on employment …

This paper investigates if residing in a joint family affects non-farm employment for married women in rural India. Our … status, and for those residing in Northern India. We present evidence to suggest that women with higher education levels are …

The volume explores how the southern engines, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa are reshaping the world economy …