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Land, Labour and LivelihoodsKarma and the Myth of the New Indian Super Woman: Missing Women in the Indian Workforce

Land, Labour and Livelihoods: Karma and the Myth of the New Indian Super Woman: Missing Women in... [Women’s education and employment are considered fundamental to the development of national economic growth, empowerment and maximization of human potential. And yet the latest reports from India indicate that while women’s educational opportunities are expanding, curiously, their labour force participation is declining. What explains this gap between women’s educational attainment and their labour force participation? Where are the missing women? This ethnographic study of women who were once employed in high status careers illuminates how class, gender and notions of motherhood mutually shape the meanings and economic value of women’s work at the intersection of the family and labour market such that women in India ‘choose’ to withdraw from the workforce.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Land, Labour and LivelihoodsKarma and the Myth of the New Indian Super Woman: Missing Women in the Indian Workforce

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-40864-4
Pages
177 –196
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-40865-1_9
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Abstract

[Women’s education and employment are considered fundamental to the development of national economic growth, empowerment and maximization of human potential. And yet the latest reports from India indicate that while women’s educational opportunities are expanding, curiously, their labour force participation is declining. What explains this gap between women’s educational attainment and their labour force participation? Where are the missing women? This ethnographic study of women who were once employed in high status careers illuminates how class, gender and notions of motherhood mutually shape the meanings and economic value of women’s work at the intersection of the family and labour market such that women in India ‘choose’ to withdraw from the workforce.]

Published: Nov 30, 2016

Keywords: Labour Market; Human Capital; Labour Force Participation; Indian Woman; Labour Market Participation

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