In this paper, we make an attempt to understand whether low labour market returns to education in India are responsible … level data of India for the year 2011-12 is used to examine the relationship between educational attainment and labour … market participation through gender lens. Results show that women’s education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work …

effects on male and female workers in India. It describes trends in employment shares and wages for female and male workers …

Pyramid Household Survey to comment on the falling female labour force participation rates in India. It is found that not only … that prevailing social norms and patriarchy hinders the participation of women in the economy despite high levels of … is indicative of the large proportion of women out of the labour force at high levels of education. It is concluded that …

This study analyses employment transitions of working-age women in India. The puzzling issue of low labour force … economic factors in explaining the declining workforce participation of women in India. We also explore other individual and … participation despite substantial economic growth, strong fertility decline and expanding female education in India has been studied …

This study analyses employment transitions of working-age women in India. The puzzling issue of low labour force … economic factors in explaining the declining workforce participation of women in India. We also explore other individual and … participation despite substantial economic growth, strong fertility decline and expanding female education in India has been studied …

The participation rate of women in the labor market shows a sizeable variation across countries and across time …, cultural norms with regard to existing role models within society about working women influence a woman's participation … immigrant groups is used to assess the role cultural norms regarding working women may play in explaining differences in labor …

This paper analyses the impact of a set of gender-role attitudes on the labour market situation of women with and …

care, whereas career mothers purchase full time formal care. The sorting of women across career paths is endogenous and …

Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, preventing them from taking advantage of economic … opportunities in urban non-agricultural industries. However, women may be able to circumvent such restrictions by using marriage to … in which women make marriage and migration decisions jointly, we hypothesize that marriage and labour markets will be …