Female Mobility and Gender Dimensions in Labour Migration

K. Shanthi

Boston University - Institute for Economic Development from Boston University, Institute for Economic Development

Abstract: The modernization process taking place in developing countries points to the fact that female mobility is on the increase. This paper examines the labour force participation behaviour and earnings of women of migrant households. The households were identified during the course of field work conducted for another project on 'Women Headed Households'. Labour participation is found to be high among women of such migrant household!;. While majority women are self employed, the others are wage earners. Education is found to be an important variable in the earnings function of females. Experience is found to be important in the determination of earnings for men but not so for women. While higher caste men workers earn less than the lower caste men workers, in the case of women the result is dubious. The study concludes that in the context of rising family migration, urban housing and employment policies need intentional manipulation so as to improve women's status and labour force participation. A multipronged strategy of education training and employment creation is found to be necessary.

Date: 1993-11
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