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Tanu Gupta
Tanu Gupta is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Centre for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE), Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi. Prior to this, she worked as a Consultant with the University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India (UPIASI).
She has a Ph.D. from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai , and holds a master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.
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Does electrification illuminate women's lives?
A key reason for women’s low labour force participation in developing countries is the burden of unpaid domestic work. Analysing data from rural Bangladesh, this article assesses whether electrification can make a difference by increasing access to time-saving technologies. It finds that women in electrified homes are able to divert some time away from housework to farm work and leisure, and have a greater say in decision-making. This is the third post of a five-part series to mark International Women’s Day 2025.
