Najeeb, Fatima; Morales, Matías; López Acevedo, Gladys - 2020
This paper studies employment patterns and trends in South Asia to shed light on determinants of extremely low female … employment rates in the region. After a comprehensive literature review, we use employment data from about one hundred censuses … and surveys from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to compare employment trends …