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This paper discusses cultural barriers to women's participation and success in the labor market in developing countries. I begin by describing how gender norms influence the relationship between economic development and female employment, as well as how gender norms differ substantially across...
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This paper describes the very different role played by female elites in contemporary developing countries, as compared to the 'early' industrializing countries of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows that women are far more important in business and politics in today's developing...
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The paper examines why the efforts to promote gender justice by development aid have not succeeded in dealing with deeply-rooted structural injustices which prevent the realization of social justice and gender equality. The study analyses the implementation of the UNSCR 1325 "Women, Peace, and...
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enterprises in India. Female-owned firms are on average 45 per cent less productive than male-owned firms, with the clearest …
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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 …
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This paper analyses the political economy of women's-empowerment-related policymaking in India through a re … women in rural India, and was inexplicably shut down in 2014. We argue that a combination of political philosophy, electoral …
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This paper examines the impact of the Hindu Succession Act on married women's time use in India. The Hindu Succession …
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urban informal-sector workers in India. First, we find that men's employment declined by 84 percentage points post …
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This paper examines land tenure in informal urban settlements in India from a gender perspective through field research … out policy recommendations for redressing the discrepancies in women's ownership of urban land and housing in India …. -- women ; landed property ; cities ; India ; South Asia …
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-age women's labour supply decisions in India, where female labour force participation continues to decline over time. We find …
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