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Informal enterprise as harbinger of women empowerment in India
The prevailing economic theory of development has traditionally linked the informal sector businesses with backwardness, under-development, and...
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Recent Dynamics of Women Labour Force Participation in India
Using household-level data from Employment–Unemployment Survey (EUS) and Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) rounds for India between 2012 and 2019,...
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Educational hypogamy and female employment in rural India
Educational hypogamy—the practice of men marrying women who are more educated than themselves—has been increasing in rural India over the last two...
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Women Entrepreneurs in India: Where Do They Stand?
The paper gives a holistic picture of the women entrepreneurship in India and its gender differentials by using various national-level data. It aims...
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Does being Educated more than the Spouse give Women Higher Autonomy? Findings from India
This paper analyses the relation between women’s education relative to their spouse and their autonomy. Using a large-scale nationally representative...
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Vocational Education and Training for Youth in India
In India, in general, there is a poor perception regarding vocational education and skill training (VET) and the youth prefer to attend general...
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Gender gap in poverty biased by caste in India: an empirical analysis
Gender inequality is a major obstacle to the overall progress of the human race. Women empowerment, defined as an adequate representation of women in...
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Youth Employment in India: The Female Perspective
In any country, youth population is the strength of the future. India is enjoying the ‘demographic dividend’ but cannot enjoy all its benefits due to...
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Evolution of Public Policies for Empowering the Women in Self Help Groups in West Bengal, India
This chapter determines the empowerment level of SHG women residing in North Bengal and analyzes the evolution of public policies concerning this....
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Does Religion Affect Women’s Agency? Empirical Evidence from India
India has passed several legislations and implemented policies to promote gender equality within the intimate space of the household and in the...
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Religion and Division of Labour within Households in India
The study explores the relationship between religion and the division of labour between men and women within households in India. It uses Time Use...
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Does Crop Insurance Promote Nutrition and Good Health Among Women and Children in the Agrarian Households of India?
Improving maternal and child health is one of the top objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The use of maternal services can help...
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The Challenge of Youth Employment in India: A Gender Perspective
Creating employment and decent jobs for youth is a global challenge, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic which has hurt young...
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Locked out of livelihoods: impact of COVID-19 on single women farmers in Maharashtra, India
This article examines the impact of COVID-19 on the livelihoods of widows and other single women farmers from the most backward districts of...
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Is Gender a Barrier to Access Vocational Training in India? An Empirical Analysis based on Periodic Labour Force Survey Data
Given the increasing pace of globalisation and technological changes on the one hand and low access to general education in develo** countries on...
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Work participation rates and employment structure of Muslim females in urban India: 2005–2010
Employment status is an indicator of the economic condition of the population. Employment also has some non-economic advantages, such as increasing...
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Gender Differences in Returns to Self-employment in India
This paper provides estimates of returns to education by nature of employment by gender from 1993–94 to 2017–18 and also separates returns from...
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What Affects Women’s Happiness in India?
This chapter studies the well-being of women in India. Even though Goal 5 of the SDGs is “Gender equality and women's empowerment,” India's gender...
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Agricultural Sustainability and Women: Indian Scenario
Interestingly, in the agricultural sector, a large number of women are engaged worldwide, and India is not an exception. They play a significant role...
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Are Women a Gender Dividend for Investment: An Empirical Analysis from Indian Working Women Perspective
When it comes to financial matters, it has always been a male-dominated society so far! Generally, in a household scenario, the role of men has the...