Between 2003 and 2015, the labor force participation rate of women in Bangladesh increased from 26.0% to 35.6%. On further analysis, we find that much of this gain was due to an increasing number of women working from home. We use the model proposed by Edwards and Field-Hendrey (2002) to study...

While the blurring of boundaries between the public (office) and the private (home) spaces commenced much before the pandemic, the Covid-19 crisis has brough the related challenges to the forefront in the world of work. The anticipated rise in the prevalence of hybrid and remote working modes...

More and more people are choosing to earn a living at home. In Work, At Home explores the meaning and experience of this type of employment by covering a wide range of issues including:* social relationships* current research methodologies* statistical analyses of global labour markets* the...