Women In The Indian Labour Force

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : India
ISBN : UCSC:32106008639236

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Author : Balwant Singh Mehta,Ishwar Chandra Awasthi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811390579

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Women and Labour Market Dynamics by Balwant Singh Mehta,Ishwar Chandra Awasthi Pdf

This book addresses women’s changing role in and contributions to the Indian labour market. It explores how feminist theories and frameworks have changed over time and gradually been supplanted by new ones. The book explores the structural shift in women’s employment from farm to non-farm jobs in services and industries, both theoretically and empirically. Further, it examines the steady rise of women in high skilled or ‘new economy’ sectors like information and communication technology, electronics and telecom; and in low skilled work such as domestic work, particularly in urban areas. It also scrutinizes how emerging sectors of the economy are experimenting with new forms of employment by changing the temporal (part-time work, flexible hours), spatial (location of work) and contractual (temporary contracts) dimensions. Beyond analysing the above-mentioned aspects, the book discusses perennial challenges such as patriarchy, socio-cultural norms and gender-based labour market inequalities across occupations as a ‘glass ceiling’ or ‘sticky floor’. One of the book’s most important contributions is inclusion of detailed labour market statistics for women, with long-term trends and patterns, as well as comparisons with other countries and regions. In closing, the book highlights women’s participation in economic and non-economic activities and related quantification issues, i.e. the invisibility of women’s work, which remains a highly contentious aspect. Given its content, the book offers a valuable asset for a broad readership including academics, NGOs, and policymakers. “The subject of low work participation rates for women has been of concern to economists, gender specialists and policy makers for decades. This book makes an important contribution in understanding the role of women in development and identifies some new policy directions that could be initiated to facilitate greater employment of women.” - Rohini Nayyar, Former Principal Adviser, Yojana Aayog, Government of India “This book is timely and extremely relevant to the academic and policy debates in India. Given the puzzle of low and declining female labour force participation, it is critical to focus on where women work, beyond a supply-side perspective. In addition, efforts are needed to better measure women’s work, which is typically underreported. In both these dimensions, this book makes an important contribution, which will be valuable for both academics and policymakers.” - Sher Verick, Employment Policy and Analysis Programme (EPAP) of the International Training Centre (ITC), International Labour Organization “This book critically examines both theoretically and empirically the dynamics of changes in women’s participation in and contribution to the fast-transforming Indian labour market. The aspects covered include the essential issue of how the new forms of employment are impacting temporal, spatial and contractual dimensions. An excellent and compulsory read for academicians and policy-makers involved in gender as well as labour economics.” - Ritu Dewan, Former President, Indian Association for Women's Studies; Former Director & Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Mumbai “The book is a required addition to the exiting literature on women’s work and employment for its comprehensive and distinctive approach. It is a unique blend of macro and micro level perspectives and issues capturing statistics.” - Neetha N., Acting Director & Professor, Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS), New Delhi

Author : A. V. Jose
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9221067173

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Limited Options by A. V. Jose Pdf

The studies assembled in this volume are aimed at analysing the structure of women's labour force participation in India

Author : Arup Mitra,Aya Okada
Publisher : Springer
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811071430

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Labour Market Participation in India by Arup Mitra,Aya Okada Pdf

This book focuses on the gender-specific labour force participation rates across regions in India and identifies its most important determinants. Before concentrating on the Indian context, it examines the participation rates of various countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Not unexpectedly, the study shows that the rate is significantly lower for females than for males in this region. The rural–urban differentials are more pronounced and the inter-state variations are more sizable among females than males. Even in large cities, the female labour market participation is lower than that in the rural areas despite higher levels of education. However, in terms of inter-spatial (rural/urban/city) variations, the impact of infrastructure, education, health and urbanization on the labour force participation of both genders is quite distinct. On the whole, the study reinforces the stance that women’s participation in productive activities has a doubly positive impact; it not only raises the household income, but also contributes to the wellbeing of the household. These findings are important from a policy perspective, as different infrastructure variables are confirmed to improve both participation and labour productivity. As such, the book offers a valuable resource not only for researchers, but also for NGOs and policymakers.

Author : Mr.Sonali Das,Ms.Sonali Jain-Chandra,Ms.Kalpana Kochhar,Naresh Kumar
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498315005

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Women Workers in India by Mr.Sonali Das,Ms.Sonali Jain-Chandra,Ms.Kalpana Kochhar,Naresh Kumar Pdf

This paper examines the determinants of female labor force participation in India, against the backdrop of India having one of the lowest participation rates for women among peer countries. Using extensive Indian household survey data, we model the labor force participation choices of women, conditional on demographic characteristics and education, as well as looking at the influence of state-level labor market flexibility and other state policies. Our main finding is that a number of policy initiatives can help boost female economic participation in the states of India, including increased labor market flexibility, investment in infrastructure, and enhanced social spending.

Author : A. Ramanamma,Usha Bambawale
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Women in Indian Industry by A. Ramanamma,Usha Bambawale Pdf

Author : T. S. Papola,Alakh N. Sharma
Publisher : South Asia Books
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015042085079

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Gender and Employment in India by T. S. Papola,Alakh N. Sharma Pdf

Papers presented at a seminar organized by the Indian Society of Labour Economics and Institute of Economic Growth during Dec. 18-20, 1996.

Author : Usha Sharma
Publisher : Mittal Publications
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Women
ISBN : 8183240771

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Female Labour in India by Usha Sharma Pdf

Female labour has been an important segment of the workforce of India. With the changing socio-economic scenario, women's productive roles have assumed new dimensions. The observance of the International Women's Year in the last quarter of the 20th century, was a historic landmark in the calendar of women's progress. Frankly speaking, it was in recognition of crucial importance and need that women's participation has always been necessary for the success of social and economic development. Over the years, the main objective of the policies of the Government of India with regard to female labour has been to remove the handicaps under which they work, to strengthen their bargaining capacity, to improve their wages and working conditions, to augment their skills and to open up better employment facilities for them.

Author : S. N. Tripathy
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8171413250

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Unorganised Women Labour in India by S. N. Tripathy Pdf

Unorganised Women Labour in India , contains eleven contributions of eminent writers including one contribution of the editor. This book examines the entire gamut of issues relating to women labourers, covering problems, development perspectives and policies. The book presents a dispassionate analysis of the various issues at stake, their implications, particularly in the context of Indian economy. The book will be immensely useful to the labour administrators, planners, researchers and policymakers.

Author : Richard Anker,M. E. Khan,Raj Behari Gupta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:B4377534

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Women's Participation in the Labour Force by Richard Anker,M. E. Khan,Raj Behari Gupta Pdf

This original study - based on a specially designed survey of 1,621 households in Uttar Pradesh State, northern India - is concerned with ways of improving the measurement of women's participation in the labour force. What types of questionnaire provide the most accurate data? Does the sex of the interviewer or the respondent influence the outcome? Do proxy-respondents (people answering for the women) provide different replies from the women themselves? The authors address these issues and show that appropriate survey techniques and questionnaire design can lead to a more accurate and complete.

Author : Saraswati Raju,Santosh Jatrana
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107133280

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Women Workers in Urban India by Saraswati Raju,Santosh Jatrana Pdf

""Discusses the role of women workers who are joining the workforce in the cityscape and bringing to surface the contradictions that this assumption offers"--Provided by publisher"--

Author : Preeti Bhat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Women
ISBN : CORNELL:31924100371065

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Readings on Women Workers in India by Preeti Bhat Pdf

Author : Ellina Samantroy,Subhalakshmi Nandi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000563566

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Gender, Unpaid Work and Care in India by Ellina Samantroy,Subhalakshmi Nandi Pdf

This book explores the paradox of women’s paid and unpaid work in India. It examines key themes including historical discourses, macroeconomic policies, employment trends, issues of tribal areas, public services and infrastructure, climate change and gendered migration and vulnerability of girl children. It highlights the play of gender norms, resource rights, identities and agency in women’s work. Building on feminist theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses from microstudies, the volume offers fresh perspectives for research and policy on women’s work in the Global South. A timely intervention, this multidisciplinary book will be useful to scholars and researchers of political economy, labour studies, women’s/gender studies, public policy, economics, development studies, sociology, South Asian studies and Global South studies. It will interest planners, policymakers, gender advocates, civil society organisations, human rights bodies and international organisations working towards ensuring gender equality and women’s rights.

Author : Mr.Sonali Das,Ms.Sonali Jain-Chandra,Ms.Kalpana Kochhar,Naresh Kumar
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498319690

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Women Workers in India by Mr.Sonali Das,Ms.Sonali Jain-Chandra,Ms.Kalpana Kochhar,Naresh Kumar Pdf

This paper examines the determinants of female labor force participation in India, against the backdrop of India having one of the lowest participation rates for women among peer countries. Using extensive Indian household survey data, we model the labor force participation choices of women, conditional on demographic characteristics and education, as well as looking at the influence of state-level labor market flexibility and other state policies. Our main finding is that a number of policy initiatives can help boost female economic participation in the states of India, including increased labor market flexibility, investment in infrastructure, and enhanced social spending.

Author : T. M. Dak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X001505687

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Women and Work in Indian Society by T. M. Dak Pdf

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