Cultural norms, economic incentives and women’s labour market behaviour: Empirical insights from Bangladesh
This article was published in Oxford Development Studies [© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2017.1382464 The Article's website is at: https://www.tandfonline.co...
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10361-163032022-03-24T10:11:52Z Cultural norms, economic incentives and women’s labour market behaviour: Empirical insights from Bangladesh Heintz, James Kabeer, Naila Mahmud, Simeen BRAC Institute of Governance and Development Bangladesh Cultural norms Labour force Women This article was published in Oxford Development Studies [© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2017.1382464 The Article's website is at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13600818.2017.1382464 This paper sets out to explore a seeming puzzle in the context of Bangladesh. There is a considerable body of evidence from the country pointing to the positive impact of paid work on women’s position within family and community. Yet, according to official statistics, not only has women’s labour force participation risen very slowly over the years, but also a sizeable majority of women in the labour force are in unpaid family labour. We draw on an original survey of over 5000 women from eight different districts in Bangladesh to explore some of the factors that lead to women’s selection into the labour force, and into different categories of labour market activity, with a view to gaining a better understanding of the combination of cultural norms and economic considerations that explain these findings. Published 2022-02-22T08:45:16Z 2022-02-22T08:45:16Z 2017 2017-11-12 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16303 https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2017.1382464 en_US https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13600818.2017.1382464 Oxford Development Studies Taylor & Francis |
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This article was published in Oxford Development Studies [© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2017.1382464 The Article's website is at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13600818.2017.1382464 |
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