Women and Labour Market Dynamics : New Insights and Evidences / Balwant Singh Mehta, Ishwar Chandra Awasthi.

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Women and Labour Market Dynamics : New Insights and Evidences / Balwant Singh Mehta, Ishwar Chandra Awasthi.

9789811390579 (electronic book)
9811390576 (electronic book)
9789811390562

Singapore : Springer, 2019.

English

1 online resource (197 pages)

10.1007/978-981-13-9

HD6053

331.4

This book addresses womens changing role in and contributions to the Indian labour market. It explores how feminist theories and frameworks have changed over time and gradually been supplanted by new ones. The book explores the structural shift in womens employment from farm to non-farm jobs in services and industries, both theoretically and empirically. Further, it examines the steady rise of women in high skilled or 'new economy sectors like information and communication technology, electronics and telecom; and in low skilled work such as domestic work, particularly in urban areas. It also scrutinizes how emerging sectors of the economy are experimenting with new forms of employment by changing the temporal (part-time work, flexible hours), spatial (location of work) and contractual (temporary contracts) dimensions. Beyond analysing the above-mentioned aspects, the book discusses perennial challenges such as patriarchy, socio-cultural norms and gender-based labour market inequalities across occupations as a 'glass ceiling or 'sticky floor. One of the books most important contributions is inclusion of detailed labour market statistics for women, with long-term trends and patterns, as well as comparisons with other countries and regions. In closing, the book highlights womens participation in economic and non-economic activities and related quantification issues, i.e. the invisibility of womens work, which remains a highly contentious aspect. Given its content, the book offers a valuable asset for a broad readership including academics, NGOs, and policymakers.

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