How have hired workers fared? A case study of women workers from an Indian village, 1977 to 1999

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How have hired workers fared? A case study of women workers from an Indian village, 1977 to 1999

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V.K. Ramachandran () (Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta)
Madhura Swaminathan () (Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta)
Vikas Rawal () (Centre for Development Studies)

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Abstract

This paper examines certain aspects of employment among women workers in hired labour households, drawing on two surveys of Gokilapuram, a village in south-west Tamil Nadu, India, conducted in 1977 and 1999. The study finds that, first, work participation rates among women were high. Secondly, a woman was able to gain employment in 1999, on average, for only about six months a year. Thirdly, there was a distinct shift between 1977 and 1999 in the composition of total employment available to women Fourthly, while the real wage rate for women at cash-paid, daily-rated crop operations rose significantly between 1977 and 1999, the gender gap in wages widened.

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Paper provided by Centre for Development Studies, Trivendrum, India in its series Centre for Development Studies, Trivendrum Working Papers with number 323.

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Length: 52 pages
Date of creation: Dec 2001
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Jayraman, Raji & Lanjouw, Peter, 1998. "The evolution of poverty and inequality in Indian villages," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1870, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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- Jayaraman, Rajshri & Lanjouw, Peter, 1999. "The Evolution of Poverty and Inequality in Indian Villages," World Bank Research Observer, Oxford University Press, vol. 14(1), pages 1-30, February. [Downloadable!]

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Nitya Rao, 2006. "Womenâ€™s Right To Land, Assets, And Other Productive Resources: Its Impact On Gender Relations And Increased Productivity," Working Papers id:767, esocialsciences.com. [Downloadable!]

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