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.
- Title
- Why is female labour force participation declining so sharply in India?
- Creators
- Steven KapsosEvangelia BourmpoulaAndrea Silberman
- Contributors
- International Labour Organization.
- Publisher
- ILO; Geneva
- Date published
- 2014
- Series
- ILO research paper; no. 10
- Number of pages
- 51 p.
- Language
- English
- Asset Type
- research paper
- Record Identifier
- 995218992802676
- Table of contents
- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hypothesis and data sources -- 3 Literature review on drivers of female labour force participation -- 4 Recent female labour supply trends in India and potential measurement issues -- 5 Scenario analysis: estimating the impact of key factors on female labour force participation in India -- 6 Econometric analysis -- 7 Conclusion and policy recommendations.