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Home-based work and homework in Ghana : an exploration
Darkwah, Akosua Keseboa; Tsikata, Dzodzi - 2021
This research report explores the nature and character of home-based work and the more narrow concept of homework in Ghana. As labour statistics on home-based work and homework are absent, the research draws on interviews with 124 individuals working in agro-processing, arts and crafts, industry...
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Push or pull? : drivers of female labor force participation during India's economic boom
Klasen, Stephan; Pieters, Janneke - 2012
In the past twenty years, India's economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest …-growing economies in the world. This paper examines drivers of female labor force participation in urban India between 1987 and 2004 … minority of India's women. So despite India's economic boom, it appears that for all but the very well educated, labor market …
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Child disability and maternal work participation : new evidence from India
Gupta, Prachi; Das, Upasak; Singh, Ashish - 2013
Using data from the India Human Development Survey, this paper analyses the relationship between child disability and … maternal work participation for India. The authors' findings suggest a significant positive relationship between child … disabilities and their work participation (or weekly work hours). -- Child disability ; maternal work participation ; India …
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Why are fewer married women joining the work force in India? : a decomposition analysis over two decades
Afridi, Farzana; Dinkelman, Taryn; Mahajan, Kanika - 2016
Unlike the global trend, India has witnessed a secular decline in women's employment rates over the past few decades … affected female labor force participation rates in India. …
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Urban Female Labor Force Participation and Its Correlates : A Comparative Study of Slum-Dwellers and Their Urban Counterparts of Three Metro Cities in India
Bag, Sugata - 2020
This paper deals with an important but neglected aspect of female labor force participation (LFP) in urban India …. Contemporary literature that deals with urban female LFP in India typically focuses on the entire urban sector, and invariably …-slum areas of three metro cities of India, viz. Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. It further explores the similarities and differences …
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Do Family Planning Programmes Help Women's Employment? The Case of Indian Mothers
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia - 2008
labour market. A unique, rich and representative data survey for all Indian states and rural India (NFHS-2, 1998-1999) allows … married women aged 15 to 49. Our results for urban and rural India show that the FP effect is significant in rural India, that … India, we compare this effect with that one of Governmental Policies (GP) supporting household income and promoting …
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Time Management Study Among Working Women in Ahmedabad City
Deshpande, Dr. Revati - 2017
Time is the most precious thing of this modern world. As "Lack of time" is a common complaint in this modern world, and everyone has an excuse that they hardly have any time to complete their work. And specifically when we talk about Time Management, it becomes the most challenging task as it...
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Class Matters? : Exploring the Trends in Female Workforce Participation in India after 2004-05
Mehta, Niti - 2017
propose some probable reasons for this peculiarity in female labour force participation in India. It can be argued from mere … disadvantages in India that is particularly striking in rural areas. Employment structure in India has led to the polarization of …
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Heterogeneous Effects of Maternal Labor Market Participation on Nutritional Status of Children : Empirical Evidence From Rural India
Diiro, Gracious - 2014
We use a nationally representative dataset from India to investigate the causal effects of maternal participation in … effect of maternal work on child nutrition in India. The quantile estimates provide evidence of large heterogeneity in the …
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Old-Age Pensions and Female Labour Supply in India
Unnikrishnan, Vidhya of; Sen, Kunal - 2021
-age women’s labour supply decisions in India, where female labour force participation continues to decline over time. We use …
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