The four essays collected in this volume aim is to shed some light on specific aspect in which women are discriminated … growth in developing countries. The second chapter investigates the microeconomic determinants of child mortality in India … using a very large and representative dataset. Chapter three investigates how the increased return on investment on women in …

India has been undergoing a socio-economic transformation over the last two decades. One of the most impressive and … visible changes has been the growing presence of girls and women in schools, colleges, universities, corporate and public … offices. Women have made remarkable progress both in educational and employment domains during these two decades. Statistics …