October 20, 2021
| In the News
The Hindustan Times (India) covers Rohini Pande's research on women and work
Research with Erica Field, Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, and Charity Troyer Moore finds that giving women more control over their workfare earnings leads to a range of benefits.
by Hindustan Times
India is an outlier among countries at a similar level of development with its low rate of women in the workforce – an obstacle to economic growth as well as women’s autonomy. The share of women working or looking for work fell from 32 percent in 2005 to 21 percent in 2019. The same trend was observed for men as well during this period, but they continue to vastly outnumber women in India’s workforce. Several studies suggest Covid-19 may have widened this gap...