Women's Mobility in India : Missing Labour Force
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https://doi.org/10.1956/jge.v10i3.363Keywords:
Keywords, Geographic Labour Mobility, Labour market, Gender Discrimination.Abstract
This paper attempts to analyse whether women’s mobility is restricted in comparison to men. It makes an attempt to analyse both patriarchal system & women’s mobility along with Human capital model & women’s mobility.  It attempts to examine the NSS 64th round survey (July 2007-June 2008). The NSS 64th round survey provides ample empirical data on women’s migration, sufficient to conclude that there are large chunks of migrants among woman in India. However, this copious data remains sadly unanalyzed, as there is very little literature available in this area. Unless such literature is available any empirical analysis of the data will be hardly of any significance.
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• Boserup, Ester (1970): ‘Women's Role in Economic Development’, St Martin's Press, New York
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• Chant, Sylvia and Radcliffe, Sarah (1992): “Migration and development: the importance of gender†in Sylvia Chant(ed) ‘Gender and Migration in Developing Countries’ pp: 1 – 29, Bellhaven Press, London, New York
• Chattopadhyay, Arpita (1998): “Gender, Migration and Career Trajectories In Malaysia†Demography Aug, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp: 335 – 344
• Cerrutti, Marcela and Masset, Douglas (2001): “On the Auspices of Female Migration from Mexico to the United States†Demography May, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp: 187 - 200
• Curran, Sara R. and Rivero-Fuentes, Estela (2003):“Engendering Migrant Networks: The Case of Mexican Migration†Demography May, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp: 289 – 307
• Fields, Gary S. (1979): “Lifetime Migration in Colombia: Tests of the Expected Income Hypothesis†Population and Development Review, Vol.5, Issue No.2, pp: 247 – 265
• Funkhouser, Edward (1997): “Mobility and Labour Market segmentation: The Urban Labour Market in El Salvador†Economic Development and Cultural Change Oct, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp: 123 – 153
• Jensen, Eric R. and Ahlburg, Dennis A. (2004): “Why does migration decrease fertility? Evidence from the Philippines†Population Studies Vol. 58, No. 2, pp: 219 - 231
• Jones, Gavin W. (1993): “The Role Of Female Migration In Development†‘Internal Migration of Women in Developing Countries’, pp: 325 – 343, United Nations Publications, New York
• Gong X, Soest A V & Villagomez E : Mobility in the Urban Labour market : A Panel Data Analysis for Mexico, Economic Development and Cultural Change , Vol. 53, No.1, Oct 2004
• Guilmoto, Christophe Z. (1998): “Institutions and migrations. Short-term versus long-term moves in rural West Africa†Population Studies March, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp: 85 – 103
• Miller, Ann R. (1966): “Migration Differentials in Labour Force Participation: United States, 1960†Demography Vol. 3,No. 1, pp: 58 – 67
• Mincer, Jacob (1978): “Family Migration Decisions†Journal of Political Economy Vol. 86, No. 5, pp: 749 – 773
• National Sample Survey Organisation (2008): ‘Press Note On Employment And Unemployment Situation in India’ www.mospi.nic.in/nss_press_note_jan-june08.htm
• Riley, Nancy and Gardner, Robert (1993): “Migration Decisions: The Role Of Gender†‘Internal Migration of Women in Developing Countries’, pp: 195 – 206, United Nations Publications, New York
• Ruhm, Christopher J. (1987): “The Economic Consequences of Labour Mobility†‘Industrial and Labour Relations Review’ Oct, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp: 30 – 49
• Sandell, Steven H. (1977): “Women and the Economics of Family Migration†Review of Economics and Statistics Nov, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp: 406 – 414
• Schultz, Theodore W. (1961): “Investment in Human Capital†The American Economic Review March, Vol.51, No.1, pp: 1 - 15
• Sen, Gita and Sen, Chiranjib (1985): “Women's Domestic Work and Economic Activity†Economic and Political Weekly April 27, Vol.20, No.17, pp: WS-49 - WS-56
• Smith, James P. and Thomas, Duncan (1998): “On the Road ---Marriage and Mobility in Malaysia†The Journal of Human Resources Fall, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp: 805 – 832
• Skeldon, Ronald (1986): “On Migration Patterns in India during the 1970s†Population and Development Review Dec, Vol 12, No. 4, pp: 759 - 779
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• Trzcinski, Eileen and Randolph, Susan (1991): “Human Capital Investments and Relative Earnings Mobility: The Role of Education, Training, Migration And Job Search†Economic Development and Cultural Change Oct, Vol. 40, No.1, pp: 153 – 168
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• Vanwey, Leah K. (2004): “Altruistic and Contractual Remittances Between Male and Female Migrants and Households in Rural Thailand†Demography Nov, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp: 739 - 756
• Verma, Uday Kumar (2003): “Labour Mobility and Health Insecurity: Conceptualising the Emerging Concerns with Reference to HIV/AIDS†Labour and Development Dec, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp: 109 – 117
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02.10.2014
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Kumar, S. S. (2014) “Women’s Mobility in India : Missing Labour Force”, Journal of Global Economy, 10(3), pp. 205–220. doi: 10.1956/jge.v10i3.363.
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