an unfinished development agenda Dasgupta, Sukti. creator Dasgupta, Sukti editor. Verick, Sher editor. text monographic xvi, 312 pages ; 25 cm 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. edited by Sukti Dasgupta and Sher Singh Verick. Includes bibliographical references and index. Labor market Asia Sex discrimination in employment Asia Women Employment Asia Women Asia Economic conditions Women Asia Social conditions Women employees Asia 9789385985058 (hardback : alk. paper) 2016014128 6479