Why is female labour force participation declining so sharply in India?

Steven. Kapsos, Evangelia. Bourmpoula and Andrea. Silberman

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: This paper attempts to shed light on the causes behind the recent sharp decline in female labour force participation in India and to identify factors underpinning the long-term stagnation in female participation.

Keywords: women workers; labour force participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 online resource (51 p.) pages
Date: 2014
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