Does Culture Matter or Firm? Demand for Female Labor in Three Indian Cities

Does Culture Matter or Firm? Demand for Female Labor in Three Indian Cities

In discussing the inordinately low employment of Indian women in urban areas, several studies have argued that culture and attitudes have created a labor market that is inherently discriminatory. The unsaid corollary is that culture is slow and har...

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Main Authors: Das, Maitreyi Bordia, Mehta, Soumya Kapoor, Zumbyte, Ieva, Sasmal, Sanjeev, Goyal, Sangeeta
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION
GENDER
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
CULTURE
EMPLOYER ATTITUDES
EMPLOYER PREFERENCE
GENDER BIAS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/950991549997013259/Does-Culture-Matter-or-Firm-Demand-for-Female-Labor-in-Three-Indian-Cities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31268

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/950991549997013259/Does-Culture-Matter-or-Firm-Demand-for-Female-Labor-in-Three-Indian-Cities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31268

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