Survey (NFHS-2) for India, we find that, controlling for many covariates among which wealth is the most powerful predictor …, children of working mothers have a lower probability of attending school. This, together with the result that only illiterate … and poor mothers with unskilled or unemployed partners have a high probability of working, points to the need for decent …

This paper investigates the determinants of school attendance of children and their motherś working status when the … motherś participation and the schooling status of her children in a joint framework. Using the second National Family Health … Survey (NFHS-2) for India, we find that, controlling for many covariates among which wealth is the most powerful predictor …

provider role and women staying at home and taking care of children. The employment of mothers was not a common practice, so … there are solid employment patterns of mothers, which change across cohorts for instance resulting in more part time …