This paper examines the impact of the Hindu Succession Act on married women's time use in India. The Hindu Succession … Act was amended between 1976 and 2005 by giving equal inheritance rights to women for inheriting property. To estimate the …. Using the nationally representative Time Use Survey 2019, I find that women exposed to the reform are investing 46 minutes …

Based on primary data from India, this paper analyses the reasons underlying women's low labour force participation. In … developing countries, women engaged in unpaid economic work in family enterprises are often not counted as workers. Women are … leads to mismeasurement of women's work. Religion and visible markers such as veiling are not significant determinants of …

-age women's labour supply decisions in India, where female labour force participation continues to decline over time. We find … for women aged 20-50, with the effect stronger for urban women. The effect is particularly strong if the pension …, leading to reduced labour supply by the elderly, allowing them to provide greater childcare support. The increase in women …

The purpose of this report is to present the findings from a study on the Economic Empowerment of Women through … facilitate the competitiveness of micro and small enterprises and economic opportunities for women and other disadvantaged people … analysis along this transport corridor, analyzes human capital (with particular focus on women) and the labor force along …

show results. This background paper has been developed to inform the discussions on advancing women's financial inclusion … in Pakistan. It seeks to map the current state of financial access for women and to provide insights into their financial …

paper, we use primary data from India, collected via a life history calendar administered to men and women separately. Using …The impact of childbirth on women's employment has been discussed extensively in the context of developed countries … an event study method, we estimate the impact of the first childbirth on women's labour market participation. Our main …