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 … estimates based on a longitudinal survey of over 27000 women conducted in 2005 and 2012, and using the conditional logistic …

-studies, we find that education is not a driver of female labour participation in low-skilled jobs. Women from wealthier … dominance reduce women's labour force participation. Women who earn off-farm income are strengthened in their intra …

This paper discusses cultural barriers to women's participation and success in the labor market in developing countries … more detail specific gender-related social norms and how they constrain women’s employment. I present examples of policies …