Understanding Female Labour Force Participation and Domestic Work in India: The Role of Co-residence and Household Composition
Balhasan Ali,
Preeti Dhillon,
Sivakami Muthusamy
et al.
Abstract:Despite a remarkable increase in girls’ educational enrolment and a significant decline in fertility over the last few decades, India witnessed a substantial decline in women’s labour force participation. This article investigates the nexus between family composition and women’s participation in domestic work and the labour force in India overtime. Domestic work participation of women with secondary and middle level of education has increased; however, it has declined among women with graduate degrees. This st… Show more
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