puzzling and stands out among emerging markets. At the same time greater economic participation of women can be a source of … inclusive growth, and wellbeing. Assessing determinants of the labour force participation of women in India can open important … policy insights. This paper first describes key employment trends in India by gender. Then the potential determinants of …

and especially for women. <P>Specific gender policies will be needed to enlarge economic opportunities for women and to …Economic participation of women in the labour force or as entrepreneurs is low compared to peers and has declined over … factors are important - family status increases if women stay home, house work has become more attractive than poorly paid …

recommendations for further policies in this area. Entrepreneurship can create new economic opportunities for women and contribute to … balancing work and family obligations for women. However, entrepreneurs, both male and female, are relatively scarce in India … entrepreneurs face gender biases stemming from socio-economic factors or specific biases in laws such as inheritance laws …

activities. Women are relatively often and foreigners rarely represented in the start-up actvities of the service sector. …

Despite a steady increase in the number of self-employed women, the so-called gender gap has hardly diminished. Based …Trotz eines stetigen Anstiegs der Anzahl von selbstständigen Frauen in Deutschland hat sich der sogenannte Gender …-induced employment breaks - which from a theoretical perspective go along with a loss of human capital - explain women's lower start …

status of women and, more weakly, broad societal attitudes on gender issues. Female labor force participation and educational …This paper examines determinants of women's participation and performance in the Olympics. Female inclusion and success … professionals may have leveled the playing field for poorer countries. But the historical record for women's medal achievement is …

of gender differences in financial literacy in various countries and along several dimensions. On average, women perform …The potential implications of gender differences in financial literacy are far-reaching. This paper describes the … findings of a review of the literature on gender differences in financial literacy with the aim to better understand their …