Women Workers in India: Why So Few Among So Many?

Author: Sonali Das, Ms. Sonali Jain-Chandra, Ms. Kalpana Kochhar, and Naresh Kumar

Volume/Issue: Volume 2015 Issue 055

Publication date: March 2015

ISBN: 9781498315005

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Labor , Gender Studies , WP , wage , worker , daily wage , Female labor force participation , labor market regulation , informal labor markets , India , wage determination , OECD's employment legislation index , predicted wage , entrepreneurial activity , wage employment , substitution effect , employment pattern , job contract , Labor force participation , Gender diversity , Labor force , Women , Wages , East Asia , Global

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Summary

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.