Female mobility in India
The influence of seclusion norms on economic outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12714441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paula Kantor (University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-159 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Development Planning Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-6743 • E-ISSN: 1478-3401 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/idpr.24.2.3 |
| OpenAlex | W2107977347 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 10 |
In the Indian context, norms of female seclusion limit women's mobility in the public sphere, constraining their economic opportunities by limiting their choices of work location and their ability to interact in markets. However, women do not experience the constraints of female seclusion homogeneously. This article examines the effect of variation in mobility levels on the economic outcomes for female home-based garment producers in Ahmedabad, India, to determine if those who are more mobile are more economically successful. It does this using two-stage least squares estimation techniques to represent the endogeneity of mobility levels. The results show that for this group, mobility has no significant effect on economic outcomes, probably reflecting characteristics of the garment sector in the research site that reduce the potential returns of mobility. Regardless of this lack of significant instrumental effect, a case is made for increasing women's freedom of movement in order to prepare them to take advantage of future opportunities within the sector
Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economics · Endogeneity · Estimation · Geography · Instrumental variable · Limiting · Order (exchange · Seclusion · Social mobility · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology
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Women’s Exclusion and Unfavorable Inclusion in Informal Employment in Lucknow, India
The development and feasibility of a group-based household-level intervention to improve preconception nutrition in Nawalparasi district of Nepal
Fuelling women's empowerment? An exploration of the linkages between gender, entrepreneurship and access to energy in the informal food sector
Women's home-centred work in India
Defining and Characterizing Temporary Childbirth Migration in India
Freedom as Mobility
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,95 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |