The Motherhood Penalty and Female Employment in Urban India

Since the 1990s, India has seen robust economic growth, rising wages, steady fertility decline, increased urbanization, and expanded educational attainment for males and females. But unlike other countries that have undergone similar transitions, u...

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Main Authors: Das, Maitreyi Bordia, Zumbyte, Ieva
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/417411489495483028/The-motherhood-penalty-and-female-employment-in-urban-India
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26347