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Can Political Empowerment Help Economic Empowerment? Women Leaders and Female Labor Force Participation in India

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dc.contributor.authorMani, Anandi
dc.contributor.authorGhani, Ejaz
dc.contributor.authorO'Connell, Stephen D.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-04T20:20:35Z
dc.date.available2014-02-04T20:20:35Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.description.abstractThis study examines whether political empowerment of women affects their economic participation. In the context of mandated political representation reform for women in India, the study finds that the length of exposure to women politicians affects overall female labor force participation. These effects seem to arise through direct and indirect channels: political representation of women directly affects hours of work assigned to women under the recent national public works program, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. In addition, the level of access to public goods, as influenced by exposure to women leaders over time, increases the likelihood of women being engaged in the labor force. The findings suggest that women's participation in politics could be a useful policy tool to increase both the supply of and the demand for labor market opportunities for women, potentially helping to stem India's declining female labor force participation rate.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18429839/can-political-empowerment-help-economic-empowerment-women-leaders-female-labor-force-participation-india
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6675
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16890
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6675
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBARGAINING POWER
dc.subjectCASUAL WORKER
dc.subjectCASUAL WORKERS
dc.subjectCATALYSTS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT TRENDS
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO WOMEN
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE LEADERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGPS
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DUTIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectMEDICAL FACILITIES
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEGISLATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEGISLATURES
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectOPPRESSION
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPERSONAL SAFETY
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPRESENT STUDY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectROLE MODELS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectSAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectSEASONAL LABOR
dc.subjectSERVANTS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSHARE OF WORK
dc.subjectSOCIAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectUNDP
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWAGE INCREASE
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN CANDIDATES
dc.subjectWOMEN LEADERS
dc.subjectWOMEN WORKERS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.titleCan Political Empowerment Help Economic Empowerment? Women Leaders and Female Labor Force Participation in Indiaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleCan Political Empowerment Help Economic Empowerment? Women Leaders and Female Labor Force Participation in India
okr.date.disclosure2013-10-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:44:37.428984Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6675
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitEconomic Policy and Debt Department, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network
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