Dasgupta, Sukti.

Transformation of women at work in Asia : an unfinished development agenda / edited by Sukti Dasgupta and Sher Singh Verick. - xvi, 312 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS: Cover page -- Half title page -- Marketing page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Women Labour Force Participation in Asia -- 3 At the Threshold of Economic Empowerment -- 4 Decline of Women's Labour Force Participation in India -- 5 Declining Female Employment in India -- 6 Women's Employment in Bangladesh -- 7 Factors Holding Women Back from Market Work in Sri Lanka -- 8 The Life-cycle of Women in the Labour Market in Cambodia -- 9 Women's Employment in Indonesia. 10 Women and Men in China's Labour Market -- 11 Mapping Out a Way Forward -- About the Editors and Contributors - - Index. This book examines the drivers of, and barriers to, participation of women in the Asian labour market for its socio-economic development and structural transformation.

9789385985058 (hardback : alk. paper)

2016014128


Labor market--Asia.
Sex discrimination in employment--Asia.
Women--Employment--Asia.
Women--Economic conditions.--Asia
Women--Social conditions.--Asia
Women employees--Asia.