{"product_id":"9789811390562","title":"Women and Labour Market Dynamics: New Insights and Evidences","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWomen and Labour Market Dynamics: New Insights and Evidences\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMehta, Balwant Singh; Awasthi, Ishwar Chandra\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses women’s changing role in and contributions to the Indian labour market. It explores how feminist theories and frameworks have changed over time and gradually been supplanted by new ones. The book explores the structural shift in women’s employment from farm to non-farm jobs in services and industries, both theoretically and empirically. Further, it examines the steady rise of women in high skilled or ‘new economy’ sectors like information and communication technology, electronics and telecom; and in low skilled work such as domestic work, particularly in urban areas. It also scrutinizes how emerging sectors of the economy are experimenting with new forms of employment by changing the temporal (part-time work, flexible hours), spatial (location of work) and contractual (temporary contracts) dimensions. Beyond analysing the above-mentioned aspects, the book discusses perennial challenges such as patriarchy, socio-cultural norms and gender-based labour market inequalities across occupations as a ‘glass ceiling’ or ‘sticky floor’. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One of the book’s most important contributions is inclusion of detailed labour market statistics for women, with long-term trends and patterns, as well as comparisons with other countries and regions. In closing, the book highlights women’s participation in economic and non-economic activities and related quantification issues, i.e. the invisibility of women’s work, which remains a highly contentious aspect. Given its content, the book offers a valuable asset for a broad readership including academics, NGOs, and policymakers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe subject of low work participation rates for women has been of concern to economists, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003egender specialists and policy makers for decades. This book makes an important contribution \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ein understanding the role of women in development and identifies some new policy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edirections that could be initiated to facilitate greater employment of women.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e-          \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRohini Nayyar, Former Principal Adviser, Yojana Aayog, Government of India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is timely and extremely relevant to the academic and policy debates in India. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiven the puzzle of low and declining female labour force participation, it is critical to focus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eon where women work, beyond a supply-side perspective. In addition, efforts are needed to \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ebetter measure women’s work, which is typically underreported. In both these dimensions, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethis book makes an important contribution, which will be valuable for both academics and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003epolicymakers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-          \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSher Verick, Employment Policy and Analysis Programme (EPAP) of the International Training Centre (ITC), International Labour Organization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book critically examines both theoretically and empirically the dynamics of changes in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewomen’s participation in and contribution to the fast-transforming Indian labour market. The \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003easpects covered include the essential issue of how the new forms of employment are \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eimpacting temporal, spatial and contractual dimensions. An excellent and compulsory read \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003efor academicians and policy-makers involved in gender as well as labour economics.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e-          \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRitu Dewan, Former President, Indian Association for Women's Studies; Former Director \u0026amp; Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Mumbai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe book is a required addition to the exiting literature on women’s work and employment \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003efor its comprehensive and distinctive approach. It is a unique blend of macro and micro level \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eperspectives and issues capturing statistics.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n-          \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeetha N., Acting Director \u0026amp; Professor, Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS), New Delhi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-09-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789811390562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-13-9057-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 178\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47710520148108,"sku":"9789811390562","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789811390562.jpg?v=1776786887","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789811390562","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}