Electrification and Women's Empowerment : Evidence from Rural India
Electrification has been shown to accelerate opportunities for women by moving them into more productive activities, but whether improvements in economic outcomes also change gender norms and practices within the household remains unclear. This pap...
Main Authors: | Samad, Hussain, Zhang, Fan |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/112131553786901131/Electrification-and-Womens-Empowerment-Evidence-from-Rural-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31491 |
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