Sowmya Dhanaraj
Biographic Data
| ID | 6310550 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sowmya Dhanaraj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sowmya |
| FAMILY NAME | Dhanaraj |
| SIGNATURE | DHANARAJ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Madras Institute of Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0933-1255 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Women's challenging commutes in southern India
Male Backlash and Female Guilt
This study investigates the relationship between a married woman’s paid work participation and her exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) in urban India. Results show that due to the male backlash channel, women in employment face significantly higher levels of IPV compared to women involved in domestic work only. The study does not find evidence that any autonomy women gain by doing paid work lowers their experience of IPV. Furthermore, thi…
Child Work and Schooling in Rural India
This study examines time use data for 1,244 children in the age group 6–12 years in 274 villages in eight states in rural north India to understand the trade-offs between time spent in school, time spent at work, time spent on home study and leisure. Using a Seemingly Unrelated Regressions Model, we find that there seems to be no trade-off between time spent at school and at work, whereas leisure time and home study appear to be compromised for t…
Family structure, education and women’s employment in rural India
Effects of parental health shocks on children’s schooling
Economic vulnerability to health shocks and coping strategies
Empirical research has shown that households in developing countries are unable to sustain current levels of consumption during and after severe health crises due to substantial increase in medical expenditure and/or loss of income. Health events are also found to have an adverse impact on nutritional status and educational attainment of household members. Thus, in this study, we investigate: who are vulnerable to welfare loss from health shocks,…
Family structure, education and women’s employment in rural India
Effects of parental health shocks on children’s schooling
Male Backlash and Female Guilt
This study investigates the relationship between a married woman’s paid work participation and her exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) in urban India. Results show that due to the male backlash channel, women in employment face significantly higher levels of IPV compared to women involved in domestic work only. The study does not find evidence that any autonomy women gain by doing paid work lowers their experience of IPV. Furthermore, thi…
Economic vulnerability to health shocks and coping strategies
Empirical research has shown that households in developing countries are unable to sustain current levels of consumption during and after severe health crises due to substantial increase in medical expenditure and/or loss of income. Health events are also found to have an adverse impact on nutritional status and educational attainment of household members. Thus, in this study, we investigate: who are vulnerable to welfare loss from health shocks,…
Effects of parental health shocks on children’s schooling
Economic vulnerability to health shocks and coping strategies
Empirical research has shown that households in developing countries are unable to sustain current levels of consumption during and after severe health crises due to substantial increase in medical expenditure and/or loss of income. Health events are also found to have an adverse impact on nutritional status and educational attainment of household members. Thus, in this study, we investigate: who are vulnerable to welfare loss from health shocks,…
Child Work and Schooling in Rural India
This study examines time use data for 1,244 children in the age group 6–12 years in 274 villages in eight states in rural north India to understand the trade-offs between time spent in school, time spent at work, time spent on home study and leisure. Using a Seemingly Unrelated Regressions Model, we find that there seems to be no trade-off between time spent at school and at work, whereas leisure time and home study appear to be compromised for t…
Family structure, education and women’s employment in rural India
Male Backlash and Female Guilt
This study investigates the relationship between a married woman’s paid work participation and her exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) in urban India. Results show that due to the male backlash channel, women in employment face significantly higher levels of IPV compared to women involved in domestic work only. The study does not find evidence that any autonomy women gain by doing paid work lowers their experience of IPV. Furthermore, thi…
Women's challenging commutes in southern India
Demographic economics (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Work (physics (4 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (3 works)