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 …

The southern state of Kerala in India is known for greater status of women and low gender bias in society. However, the … social and human development in Kerala have not been congruent to the economic emancipation of women, and paradoxically … to identify the possible determinants of the observed paradox. We have mainly used Census of India 1991 and 2001 and the …

We develop a framework for quantifying barriers to labor force participation (LFP) and entrepreneurship faced by women … in India. We find substantial barriers to LFP, and higher costs of expanding businesses through the hiring of workers for … women entrepreneurs. However, there is one area in which female entrepreneurs have an advantage: the hiring of female …

It is widely argued that ICTs enable the inclusion of low-skilled and traditionally marginalized groups, such as women … inequalities influence to some extent the level of women's engagement in the labor market. Our results are robust against different …

educational infrastructure, women become better educated, improve their skills and capabilities, gain possibilities to enter the … labour market and use financial resources to start up their own businesses. All these bring women to play a role on the … labour market and significantly contribute to overall socio-economic development. The women entrepreneurship unfolds various …

, differences in levels of FLFP across the world related to historical contingencies are much more important determinants of women … comparisons and allow for a direct test of the effect of structural change on women's economic activity. Our results suggest that …

discouraged-worker effect for women is substantial …