What Explains Big Gender Disparities in India? Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship

What Explains Big Gender Disparities in India? Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship

Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent in India. What explains these huge gender disparities? Is it poor infrastructure, limited education, and gender composition o...

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Main Authors: Ghani, Ejaz, Kerr, William R., O'Connell, Stephen D.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ADB
ARCHITECTURE
AUTOMOBILE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS LEADER
BUSINESS LEADERS
BUSINESSES
CITIES
CITY SIZE
COMMERCE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPUTERS
CONNECTIVITY
CONSTRUCTION
CONSUMER MARKET
CORRUPTION
DEBT
DISCRIMINATION
DISTRICTS
DOMINANCE
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRICITY
EMPLOYMENT
EMPOWERMENT
ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EQUIPMENT
FAMILIES
FEMALE
FEMALES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GENDER
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER ISSUES
HOME
HOTELS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS
INNOVATION
INNOVATION POLICY
INPUT FLOW
INPUT FLOWS
INSTITUTION
INTERFACE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAWS
LEGISLATION
LICENSE
LITERACY
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY RATES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
METROPOLITAN AREAS
MOBILITY
NETWORKS
NEW ENTRANTS
NEW TECHNOLOGY
OCCUPATIONS
OPEN ACCESS
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PIPELINES
POACHING
POPULATION DENSITY
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
PRODUCTIVITY
RADIO
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
RENTING
RENTS
RESULTS
SAFETY
SALES OPPORTUNITIES
SEWAGE
SEX
SILICON
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
TAXATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEVISION
TRANSPORT
URBAN GROWTH
USES
VILLAGES
WEB
WILL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16831441/explains-big-gender-disparities-india-local-industrial-structures-female-entrepreneurship
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12071

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16831441/explains-big-gender-disparities-india-local-industrial-structures-female-entrepreneurship
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12071

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