Child Schooling and Work Decisions in India
The Role of Household and Regional Gender Equity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12547516 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Uma Kambhampati (0000-0001-5906-2394, University of Reading, corresponding author), Uma Sarada Kambhampati |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 77-112 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-5701 • E-ISSN: 1466-4372 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13545700903153997 |
| OpenAlex | W2140281763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 20 |
This paper tests three hypotheses about how mothers' autonomy in India affects their children's participation in school and the labor market. To do so it extends the concept of mothers' autonomy beyond the household to include the constraints imposed by the extent of gender equity in the regions in which these women live. This study began with the expectation that increased autonomy for Indian mothers living in heterosexual households would increase child schooling and decrease child work. However, the results are mixed, indicating that mother's autonomy can be reinforced or constrained by the environment. The paper concludes that mothers and fathers in India make different decisions for girls vis-à-vis boys and that the variables reflecting mothers' autonomy vary in their impact, so that mothers' level of education relative to fathers' is not often statistically significant, while mothers' increased contributions to household expenditure decrease the probability of schooling and girls' work
Autonomy · Demographic economics · Economics · Equity (law · Gender equity · Political science · Work (physics · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,07 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |