Women's labor force participation in rural India: Current status, patterns and drivers

Women’s labor force participation (LFP) has been consistently low over the past three decades in India. This is despite rapid economic growth, better educational attainment, and a decline in fertility. The literature predicts a U-shaped relationship between economic growth and women’s LFP. As a coun...

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Autores principales: Joshi, Kuhu, Joshi, Chaitanya K., Kishore, Avinash
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146120
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description Women’s labor force participation (LFP) has been consistently low over the past three decades in India. This is despite rapid economic growth, better educational attainment, and a decline in fertility. The literature predicts a U-shaped relationship between economic growth and women’s LFP. As a country’s income increases, women who were engaged in sustenance-work, usually involving manual labor, drop out of the labor force. They re-join the labor force after receiving education and gaining access to white collar jobs. However, India is an extreme outlier compared to other developing countries of similar wealth levels.
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spelling CGSpace1461202025-12-08T10:11:39Z Women's labor force participation in rural India: Current status, patterns and drivers Joshi, Kuhu Joshi, Chaitanya K. Kishore, Avinash gender labour women Women’s labor force participation (LFP) has been consistently low over the past three decades in India. This is despite rapid economic growth, better educational attainment, and a decline in fertility. The literature predicts a U-shaped relationship between economic growth and women’s LFP. As a country’s income increases, women who were engaged in sustenance-work, usually involving manual labor, drop out of the labor force. They re-join the labor force after receiving education and gaining access to white collar jobs. However, India is an extreme outlier compared to other developing countries of similar wealth levels. 2019-12-31 2024-06-21T09:05:53Z 2024-06-21T09:05:53Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146120 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Joshi, Kuhu; Joshi, Chaitanya K.; and Kishore, Avinash. 2019. Women's labor force participation in rural India: Current status, patterns and drivers. ACIAR SDIP Foresight Program: Status Report. New Delhi, India: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146120
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