Does being Educated more than the Spouse give Women Higher Autonomy? Findings from India

Thiagu Ranganathan () and Avina Mendonca ()
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Thiagu Ranganathan: Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
Avina Mendonca: Indian Institute of Management Nagpur (IIM Nagpur)

The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 2023, vol. 66, issue 3, No 9, 833-853

Abstract: Abstract This paper analyses the relation between women’s education relative to their spouse and their autonomy. Using a large-scale nationally representative Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS), we find that around 20% of married women have education more than their spouses. Women with more education than their spouses are younger, have fewer children, and earn a higher share of household incomes as compared to those with equal or lesser education than their spouses. The multivariate regression indicates that relative spousal education is positively related to decision making autonomy and physical mobility, but it is negatively associated with emotional autonomy.

Keywords: Women’s autonomy; Relative education; India; Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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