Can Political Empowerment Help Economic Empowerment? Women Leaders and Female Labor Force Participation in India

This study examines whether political empowerment of women affects their economic participation. In the context of mandated political representation reform for women in India, the study finds that the length of exposure to women politicians affects...

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Main Authors:	Ghani, Ejaz, Mani, Anandi, O'Connell, Stephen D.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	BARGAINING POWER CASUAL WORKER CASUAL WORKERS CATALYSTS CHILD CARE CITIZEN COMPENSATION CORRUPTION CRIME CRIMES CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY EARNING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT TRENDS EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN EXPOSURE TO WOMEN FEMALE FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE LEADERS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ROLES GIRLS GPS HEALTH CENTERS HOME HOMES HOUSEHOLD DUTIES HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL SECTOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN JOBS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR FORCE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION LAWS LEGISLATORS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE MEDICAL FACILITIES MINORITY NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEGISLATION NATIONAL LEGISLATURES NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POPULATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OPPRESSION PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PERSONAL SAFETY POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION ESTIMATES PRESENT STUDY PROGRESS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS RESPECT ROLE MODELS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL LABOR RURAL LABOR MARKETS SAFE DRINKING WATER SEASONAL LABOR SERVANTS SEX SHARE OF WORK SOCIAL BARRIERS SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL WELFARE STATUS OF WOMEN UNDP UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION WAGE INCREASE WAGE RATES WILL WOMAN WOMEN CANDIDATES WOMEN LEADERS WOMEN WORKERS WORKER WORKING-AGE POPULATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18429839/can-political-empowerment-help-economic-empowerment-women-leaders-female-labor-force-participation-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16890

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16890

Can Political Empowerment Help Economic Empowerment? Women Leaders and Female Labor Force Participation in India

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