TY - BOOK AU - Dasgupta, Sukti. AU - Dasgupta,Sukti AU - Verick,Sher TI - Transformation of women at work in Asia: an unfinished development agenda SN - 9789385985058 (hardback : alk. paper) PY - 2016/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Labor market KW - Asia KW - Sex discrimination in employment KW - Women KW - Employment KW - Economic conditions KW - Social conditions KW - Women employees N1 - 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 ER -