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Norms that matter: Exploring the distribution of women’s work between income generation, expenditure-saving, and unpaid domestic responsibilities in IndiaBased on primary data from India, this paper analyses the reasons underlying women’s low labour force participation. In developing countries, women engaged in unpaid economic work in family enterprises are often not counted as workers...
Female labour force participation India Social normsWorking Paper
Material barriers, cultural boundaries: A mixed-methods analysis of gender and labour market segmentation in BangladeshData on female labour force participation in Bangladesh suggest that, despite the increase in female-intensive employment opportunities through microfinance, export garment manufacturing, and community-based services, the majority of working women ar...
Gender inequality Labour market segmentation Mixed methodsWorking Paper
Social norms as a barrier to women’s employment in developing countriesThis paper discusses cultural barriers to women’s participation and success in the labor market in developing countries...
Culture Institutions Developing countriesBook Chapter
Eradicating women-hurting customs: What role for social engineering?From the book: Towards Gender Equity in Development
Social norms Harmful customs GenderWorking Paper
Eradicating women-hurting customs: What role for social engineering?Social engineering refers to deliberate attempts, often under the form of legislative moves, to promote changes in customs and norms that hurt the interests of marginalized population groups...
Social norms Harmful customs GenderWorking Paper
Polygamy and female labour supply in SenegalIn this paper, we explore the links between polygyny and female labour supply in Senegal using a nationally representative survey...
Collective model Intra-household allocation Polygyny