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War and Women’s Work

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  • Nidhiya Menon

    (Department of Economics, IBS Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA)

  • Yana van der Meulen Rodgers

    (Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA)

Abstract

This article examines how Nepal’s 1996–2006 civil conflict affected women’s decisions to engage in employment. Using three waves of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of war on women’s employment decisions. Results indicate that women’s likelihood of employment increased as a consequence of the conflict, a conclusion that holds for self-employment decisions and is robust to numerous sensitivity tests. The findings support the argument that women’s additional employment—rather than greater dependence on remittances and subsistence work—serves as an important source of resilience during times of crisis.

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  • Nidhiya Menon & Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, 2015. "War and Women’s Work," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 59(1), pages 51-73, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:59:y:2015:i:1:p:51-73
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