Is Bangladesh Experiencing Feminization of the Labor Force?

Simeen Mahmud
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Simeen Mahmud: Former Senior Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Dev elopment Studies (BIDS).

Bangladesh Development Studies, 2003, vol. 29, issue 1-2, 1-38

Abstract: Increase in female labor supply accompanied by generation of demand for female labor in new forms of production resulted in a feminization of the labor force in Bangladesh. This has affected both gender segregation and market segmentation. Women’s primary responsibility for reproductive work, however, appears to constrain both quality of employment and returns to labor by restricting women’s full participation in market work. Moreover, unchanging gender division of labor in the household and reproductive economies carries negative implications for the well-being of women and of family members dependent upon women’s care-giving labor.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Feminization; Labor Force (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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