Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the factors that influence the decision of married women (in the age group of 16-60 years) to participate in labor force activities.Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical study employing the non-linear maximum likelihood...

The study analyzed the economic exploitation of female teachers in private schools of Bahawalpur City (Pakistan) as a case study of working women in formal sector. It is based on 504 observations collected from 57 private schools (up to post secondary level). The exploitation of working women...

The paper analyses the contribution of informally employed women (for the age group of 16-60 years) to their household budget. The urban informal sector largely absorbs women workers. We examine the determinants of their contribution to their household budgets for the survival of the families....