The Determinants of Gender Equity in India: Examining Dyson and Moore's Thesis with New Data

By Lupin Rahman, V. Rao. 2004

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Strengthening access to finance for women-owned SMEs in developing countries (2015, background): “70 bardhan, 1974, cited in rahman and rao, 2004 71 Morrison et.al., 2007 28 GlObAl PArtNErShIP FOr FINANCIAl INCluSION 2.2 human capital Human capital is a strong predictor of entrepreneurial activity, but women still have lower measures of human capital.”
Women’s Empowerment and Prevalence of Stunted and Underweight Children in Rural India (2014, background): “In recognition of the critical role of the norms and perceptions in which individuals exercise their agency (e.g. Agarwal, 1997), cultural and gender norms with respect to marriage and divorce have been taken into account as measures of empowerment (Anderson & Eswaran, 2009; Rahman & Rao, 2004).”
Women’s Access to Labor Market Opportunities, Control of Household Resources, and Domestic Violence: Evidence from Bangladesh (2014, unknown): “Indeed, there are both theoretical arguments and empirical evidence that females’ access to labor market opportunities decreases early marriage and childbearing (Singh and Samara 1996; Jensen 2012) and improves women’s bargaining power within the household (Dharmalingam and Morgan 1996; Rahman and R”
What determines female autonomy? Evidence from Bangladesh (2009, background): “…to employment outside the home increases her domestic decision-making power and control over resources.2 Blumberg and Coleman (1989) have been strong proponents of this in the sociology literature; Rahman and Rao (2004) have recently provided evidence of this using data from two states of India.”
Labor market opportunities and women's decision making power within households (2016, background): “2In a cross-section of 800 married women, Rahman and Rao (2004) examine the effect of female and male wage at the village level on women’s power within households.”
Smart, Responsible, and Upper Caste Only: Measuring Caste Attitudes through Large-Scale Analysis of Matrimonial Profiles (2019, background): “Further, considering that the Southern states consistently rank higher in gender equity (Rahman and Rao 2004) and socioeconomic levels (Ravallion and Datt 1999)—variables that are associated with higher openness in our model—we would expect the states to rank higher in openness to intercaste marriag”
The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India (2009, unknown): “Suggest ways in which this line of research might be improved.”
Gender Equality, Poverty and Economic Growth (2007, background): “…between mobility restrictions and women’s employment is a complex one: on the one hand, increased demand for female labor may cause a loosening of mobility restrictions (Bardhan, 1974, cited in Rahman and Rao, 2004); on the other hand, mobility restrictions themselves limit female labor supply.”
Status, Caste, and the Time Allocation of Women in Rural India (2013, background): “For a poor country like India, where nearly a third of the rural population is below the poverty 2 But see Rahman and Rao (2004) for a difference of opinion. line 3 , knowledge of how the time allocation of women responds to affluence is important in informing the design of effective…”
Does increased access increase equality? Gender and child health investments in India (2009, background): “…causes of excess female mortality is distinct from a large literature on underlying causes of gender inequality – female education, labor force participation, etc (see, for example, Rosenzweig and Shultz, 1982; Agnihotri, 2000; Agnihotri et al, 2002; Murthi et al, 1995; Rahman and Rao, 2004).”