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The impact of skill development and human capital training on self help groups
Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2009
We evaluate the effect of training, in both skill development and human capital, provided by facilitators of self help groups (SHGs). Indian SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGOformed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. The results suggest that, in general, training...
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Marital violence and women's employment and property status: evidence from North Indian villages
Bhattacharya, Manasi; Bedi, Arjun S.; Chhachhi, Amrita - 2009
Dominant development policy approaches recommend women's employment on the grounds that it facilitates their empowerment, which in turn is believed to be instrumental in enhancing women's well-being. However, empirical work on the relationship between women's employment status and their...
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Empowering women through education and influence: An evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya program
Kandpal, Eeshani; Baylis, Kathy; Arends-Kuenning, Mary P. - 2012
This paper shows that participation in a community-level female empowerment program in India significantly increases …
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The Puzzling Decline in Rural Women's Labor Force Participation in India: A Reexamination
Neff, Daniel; Sen, Kunal; Kling, Veronika - 2012
Between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010 there was a sharp fall in female labor force participation (LFP) in rural India. Why …
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Push or pull? Drivers of female labor force participation during India's economic boom
Klasen, Stephan; Pieters, Janneke - 2012
In the past twenty years, India's economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest …-growing economies in the world. This paper examines drivers of female labor force participation in urban India between 1987 and 2004 … minority of India's women. So despite India's economic boom, it appears that for all but the very well educated, labor market …
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Arbeitszeitgestaltung und Chancengleichheit für Frauen: Workshop am 18. November 1999 in Bonn
Klenner, Christina (contributor) - 2000
Helfen Arbeitszeitkonten bei der besseren Koordinierung der zeitlichen Anforderungen in Beruf und Familie? Welche Folgen hatte die Verlängerung der Ladenschlusszeiten für die flexible Arbeitszeitgestaltung im Einzelhandel? Wie wirkt sich die Neuregelung der 630-DM-Jobs für Frauen aus? Dies...
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Lernen von den Besten: Interdependenzen von Frauenerwerbsbeteiligung und Geburtenzahlen im Ländervergleich
Wroblewski, Angela; Leitner, Andrea - 2005
Die Erhöhung der Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen ist eines der vorrangigen Ziele der Europäischen Beschäftigungsstrategie, mit dem nicht nur die Chancengleichheit zwischen den Geschlechtern, sondern auch wirtschaftliche Zielsetzungen (Erhöhung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Finanzierbarkeit des...
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How policies affect women's economic position within the family: Labor market institutions and wives' contribution to household income
Estévez-Abe, Margarita; Hethey, Tanja - 2008
This paper examines the effects of public policies in shaping wives' economic standing within the family in advanced industrial societies. It conducts two types of statistical analysis. One is a multi-level regression analysis to examine the effects of employment protection regulation, the size...
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Befragung von FEM-Implacement-Stiftungsteilnehmerinnen in Oberösterreich: Ergebnisse einer aktuellen Studie des AMS Oberösterreich
Bergmann, Nadja; Sorger, Claudia; Wetzel, Petra - 2010
Das Programm 'Frauen in Handwerk und Technik (FiT)' ist ein wichtiger Schwerpunkt des arbeitsmarktpolitischen Frauenprogrammes 2006 bis 2010 des AMS. Im Rahmen dieses Programmes sollen Ausbildungen von Frauen in handwerklich-technischen Berufsfeldern gefördert werden. In Oberösterreich wurde...
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(Vor-)Bild Frau: Frauenquoten-Gesetz
Beblo, Miriam - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 95 (2015) 3, pp. 158
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