Gender Differentials in Literacy in India: The Intriguing Relationship with Women's Labor Force Participation

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 128-143

  Sundaram, Aparna ^a   Vanneman, Reeve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; gender; India; literacy; spatial autocorrelation; women's labor force participation

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LITERACY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 36749058387     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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