Empowering women to engage in productive employment is not only critical to achieving gender equality but also critical for economic growth and poverty reduction. This paper studies the pattern of female activity and gender segmentation in the Indian manufacturing and services sectors. Although the share of women entrepreneurs and employees is larger in manufacturing than in services, segmentation based on gender is pervasive in both sectors. Theory...
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2016/09/06
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS7814
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1
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2016/09/06
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Disclosed
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Will market competition trump gender discrimination in India ?
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Manufacturing