Tag Search: “gender”
How investing in girls’ education can reduce domestic violence in India
One-third of women in India aged 15-49 report experiencing domestic violence. This article examines the impact of an increase in education among girls due to the District Primary Education Programme –...
- Madhuri Agarwal Vikram Bahure Katja Bergonzoli Souparna Maji
- 10 April, 2024
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Transforming menstrual hygiene in India
Launched in 2014, the ‘Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram’ seeks to improve menstrual hygiene in India by addressing issues around affordability as well as awareness. In this post, Kanika Dua contend...
- Kanika Dua
- 01 April, 2024
- Perspectives
What are the effects of India’s rapid urbanisation on women’s empowerment?
Women in urban areas, compared to their rural counterparts, are thought to enjoy greater social, economic, and political opportunities and freedoms. At the same time, research shows barriers to women’...
- Gaurav Dhamija Punarjit Roychowdhury Binay Shankar
- 28 March, 2024
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How social norms hold women back: A look at recent evidence
In light of India’s low female labour force participation rate, as a follow up to International Women’s Day, I4I Deputy Managing Editor Nikita Mujumdar highlights a selection of economic research on s...
- Nikita Mujumdar
- 15 March, 2024
- Perspectives
Should girls be ‘controlled’? Opinions among young boys and parents in Bihar
The practice of child marriage among girls continues to be common in Bihar. In this note, Priyadarshini, Joshi and Bhattacharya present findings from their survey of boys and parents, wherein they con...
- Shubha Bhattacharya Madhu Joshi Anamika Priyadarshini
- 13 March, 2024
- Notes from the Field
Mahila Samakhya: Women’s education through empowerment
While girls are now at par with boys in school enrolment, they continue to lag behind in terms of the number of years spent in formal education. In this context, this article assesses the impact of th...
- Pragya Bhuwania Arnab Mukherji Hema Swaminathan
- 11 March, 2024
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Women and health in India
This International Women’s Day, I4I Editorial Advisor Nalini Gulati presents a curation of economic research on women’s health in India, encompassing aspects of maternal and child health, gendered acc...
- Nalini Gulati
- 08 March, 2024
- Perspectives
What ASER 2023 reveals about the gender gap in confidence
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023 finds that although gender gaps in school enrolment have fallen over the years, girls still lag behind in terms of access to and use of digital techno...
- Suman Bhattacharjea
- 06 March, 2024
- Notes from the Field
All is not well: Unintended consequences of maternity leave policy in India
In 2017, mandated paid maternity leave for women employees in India was increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks. Analysing data for 160,000 households, this article finds that the policy change caused a f...
- Purna Baneerjee Shreya Biswas Debojyoti Mazumder
- 04 March, 2024
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Can safe drinking water improve children’s educational outcomes?
It is well-established that treated water has health benefits, but can it also enhance children’s educational outcomes? Analysing India Human Development Survey data, this article provides evidence in...
- Narbadeshwar Mishra Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay
- 20 February, 2024
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Weaving through generations: Productivity gains in family-owned businesses in rural India
In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, weaving is often a family enterprise. Using data from over 1,800 households, this ongoing mixed-methods evaluation by Patel et al. shows that households with multi-gen...
- Shreya Banerjee Aastha Dang Jane Hammaker Tarun Jain Chandan Jain Divya Pandey Fatema Patel
- 01 February, 2024
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Coping through acceptance: What shapes attitudes towards intimate partner violence
In many instances, tolerance for intimate partner violence (IPV) exists even among its victims, with women justifying their partners' behaviour as a coping mechanism. This article investigates the cau...
- Eugenia Frezza
- 16 January, 2024
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