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Women’s Work

Routes to social and economic empowerment

FORTHCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE/COLLECTION IN WORLD DEVELOPMENT (journal), INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES ON OPEN ACCESS | In recent decades, trends in female labour force participation rates have been very heterogeneous across developing countries, despite widespread economic growth, fertility decline, and narrowing gender gaps in education.

However, globally, gender gaps in wages and labour force participation are persistent regardless of specific country context. Women often occupy the worst-paid jobs with the least protection, while gender-related social norms often hinder women’s access to better opportunities.

How do the processes of economic development and social change affect women’s labour market outcomes? What forces can bring about opportunities for women’s work that truly enhance their economic empowerment?

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Ashwini Deshpande

Janneke Pieters

Kunal Sen

Maria Lo Bue

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  1. 1. Maternity benefits mandate and women’s choice of work in Vietnam
    Khoa Vu and Paul Glewwe
    More Working Paper | Maternity benefits mandate and women’s choice of work in Viet Nam
  2. 2. Heterogeneous impact of internet availability on female labor market outcomes in an emerging economy: Evidence from Indonesia
    Niken Kusumawardhani, Rezanti Pramana, Nurmala Selly Saputri and Daniel Suryadarma
    More Working Paper | Heterogeneous impact of internet availability on female labour market outcomes in an emerging economy
  3. 3. A macro analysis of gender segregation and job quality in Latin America
    Diksha Arora, Elissa Braunstein and Stephanie Seguino
    More Working Paper | A macro–micro analysis of gender segregation and job quality in Latin America
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Women's work – routes to economic and social empowerment