Promoting Women's Economic Participation in India

Promoting Women's Economic Participation in India

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

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Main Authors: Ghani, Ejaz, Kerr, William, O'Connell, Stephen D.
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS
AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
CITIES
DISCRIMINATION
DISTRICTS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPOWERMENT
FAMILIES
FEMALE
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FEMALE LITERACY
GENDER
GENDER BALANCE
GENDER COMPOSITION
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER IMBALANCES
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL SECTOR
LABOR FORCE
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAND TRANSPORT
LITERACY
LOCAL INPUT
LOCAL TRANSPORT
MOBILITY
MOTOR VEHICLES
OCCUPATIONS
POACHING
POPULATION DENSITY
PRODUCTIVITY
ROADS
ROLE OF WOMEN
SAFETY
SANITATION
SEX
SEX RATIO
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRAVEL TIME
TRUE
VILLAGES
WILL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/02/17369213/promoting-womens-economic-participation-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17013

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