Why is the labour force participation of women declining in India?

S Mehrotra, JK Parida - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper explores the recent fall in female labour force participation and its socio-
economic determinants in India. The major contribution of this paper is: to explore both micro …

Female economic participation with information and communication technology advancement: Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa

UR Efobi, BV Tanankem… - South African Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study complements existing literature by investigating how the advancement in
information and communication technology affects the formal economic participation of …

[HTML][HTML] Explaining the MENA paradox: Rising educational attainment, yet stagnant female labor force participation

R Assaad, R Hendy, M Lassassi… - Demographic Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Despite rapidly rising female educational attainment and the closing, if not
reversal, of the gender gap in education, female labor force participation rates in the Middle …

Why so few women in the labor market in Turkey?

İ İlkkaracan - Feminist economics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Turkey has one of the widest male–female employment gaps in the world. The post-1950
interplay between economic growth strategies and the male-breadwinner family led to …

Economic development and women's labor force participation in India

R Lahoti, H Swaminathan - Feminist Economics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
India has experienced steady economic growth over the last two decades alongside a
persistent decline in women's labor force participation (LFPR). This paper explores the …

Patriarchal norms, religion, and female labor supply: Evidence from Turkey

Y Dildar - World Development, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite significant structural and social change, the share of women working or seeking
jobs in Turkey has declined. This paper focuses on the role of social conservatism as a …

Variation in labor market participation of married women in Turkey

A Gündüz-Hoşgör, J Smits - Women's Studies International Forum, 2008 - Elsevier
We explore the role of paid work in women's empowerment in Turkey by analyzing the
variation in employment status and occupational position of Turkish women according to …

Working women worldwide. Age effects in female labor force participation in 117 countries

J Besamusca, K Tijdens, M Keune, S Steinmetz - World Development, 2015 - Elsevier
In this article, we investigate the effects of economic conditions, families, education, and
gender ideologies on the labor force participation rates of women in eleven age groups in …

Economic growth, disparity, and determinants of female labor force participation: A research agenda

R Kumari - World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the themes of relationship between female
labor force participation (FLFP) and economic growth, gender disparity in work participation; …

[HTML][HTML] An empirical analysis of the impact of family moral support on Turkish women entrepreneurs

DHB Welsh, E Memili, E Kaciak - Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 2016 - Elsevier
It is well documented that women entrepreneurs add exponential growth to the economic
well-being of countries. The impact of family moral support on Turkish women entrepreneurs' …