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intergenerational transmission of gender attitudes and norms as determinants of women's labour force participation in industrialized … brief case study of women's labour force participation in India, where the direct link between gender attitudes and women …Women have historically been overlooked in research on social mobility. In contrast, new research focuses on the …
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, and the women worked closer to home. Next, due to the common pool nature of irrigation water, historically irrigation has … involved more frequent warfare. This raised the social status of men and restricted women's movement. These two mechanisms have …
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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. …
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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 …
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tasks more equally between men and women by transforming gender stereotypes. … Statistics Directorate. The initiative aims to identify policy and programme solutions to promote women’s economic empowerment by … recognising, reducing and redistributing women’s unpaid care work. This paper presents new analysis of time use data and unpaid …
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women. Many countries have introduced policies that aim at changing gender stereotypes, for example fathers' quota in …Social norms and attitudes towards gender roles have been shown to have a large effect on economic outcomes of men and … caused a sharp increase in the take-up of parental leave by fathers, has changed the attitudes towards gender roles in the …
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women. Many countries have introduced policies that aim at changing gender stereotypes, for example fathers' quota in …Social norms and attitudes towards gender roles have been shown to have a large effect on economic outcomes of men and … caused a sharp increase in the take-up of parental leave by fathers, has changed the attitudes towards gender roles in the …
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Women consistently work less in the labor market and earn lower wages than men. While economic empowerment of women is … an important objective in itself, women's economic activity also matters as a condition for sustained economic growth … educational attainment or skills. Gender is a further dimension in which the impacts of trade liberalization can differ. In a …
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This chapter argues that gender equality and economic development are tightly intertwined, and that gender aspects … explaining how gender equality and economic development influence each other. In particular, the framework emphasizes the … interaction between SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 3 (good health and well-being) and SDG 4 (quality education). It then applies the …
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Population Survey between 2002 and 2019. Specifically, we look at the change in labor market behavior of women when their child …
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