and its economic consequences on domestic violence has surged. This paper disentangles the effect of forced coexistence … and economic stress on intimate partner violence. Using an online survey data set, we find a 23% increase of intimate … partner violence during the lockdown. Our results indicate that the impact of economic consequences is twice as large as the …

The severe anti-female bias in natality and child mortality that gives rise to India's missing women has been widely … Indian women. Our policy recommendations therefore focus on changing attitudes of son-preference that motivate anti …

The paper examines the short-term implications of urbanization on women empowerment in India. In theory, urbanization … likely to report incidences of violence). However, the effect of urbanization on women's financial autonomy is negative, and … while urbanization could go a long way toward economically empowering women in India, the government also needs to devise …

the likelihood of women being elected to state legislatures in India. We show that the program increased voter … prioritization of leader competence over gender, boosting the share of women among candidates and state parliamentarians and the …

highly educated women substituted work for time devoted to housework and childcare, while less educated wives substituted … women with higher education suggests that the difference between them and less educated wives in the response to reduced …

India accounts for 1.7 million child deaths, a quarter of global child mortality. The current literature has succeeded … in establishing an association between domestic violence and child mortality, but has yet to present evidence of a causal … relationship. In this paper we use an instrumental variable approach to analyse the causal impact of domestic violence against the …

partner violence has enormous costs, but is not yet fully understood. This paper reveals the importance of having daughters in … regard to curbing male violence. It also contributes to the burgeoning literature on how children influence their parents …

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

networks and improve well-being. We examine family planning access for women in India, who tend to be socially isolated and for … whom peer support may overcome intrahousehold constraints. Enabling women to jointly visit a clinic with other women not …. Moreover, this intervention was more effective in improving reproductive autonomy of women who faced greater intrahousehold …

approaches. According to the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC), there were 244.9 million households in India of which 179 … activities. In agriculture, the role of women cannot be denied. They contribute in every operation of agricultural activities and … poultry farming etc. Women participation in total workforce was assessed 27.44 per cent as against 72.56 per cent by male …