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Development and Women's Work in Kerala Interactions and Paradoxes

Notwithstanding the various measurement shortcomings in existing secondary estimates, the pattern of falling female workforce participation rates in Kerala persists and may well be a reflection of the real situation. This article examines various demographic, social and economic factors which may ha...

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Main Author: Rachel Kumar
Format: Printed Book
Published: Economic and Political Weekly December 17-24, 1994 1994
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Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/003829.pdf
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Summary:Notwithstanding the various measurement shortcomings in existing secondary estimates, the pattern of falling female workforce participation rates in Kerala persists and may well be a reflection of the real situation. This article examines various demographic, social and economic factors which may have contributed to the observed trends