Impact of infrastructures on paid work opportunities and unpaid work burdens on rural women in Bangladesh

This study deals with two questions: what role infrastructures can play in promoting paid work opportunities for women and what specific type of infrastructure can reduce women's time burden? The study brings empirical evidence on these two questions in a specific country context. Findings from...

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Published in:Journal of international development 2010-10, Vol.22 (7), p.997-1017
Main Author: Chowdhury, Shyamal K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bangladesh
C31
Case studies
Econometric models
Econometrics
Economic infrastructure
Economic theory
Empirical research
Employment opportunities
Endogenization
Infrastructure
infrastructures
J22
JEL Classification
non-farm sector
Policy analysis
Public policy
Rural areas
Rural women
Studies
Time
Time lag
time use
Unpaid work
Women
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Summary:This study deals with two questions: what role infrastructures can play in promoting paid work opportunities for women and what specific type of infrastructure can reduce women's time burden? The study brings empirical evidence on these two questions in a specific country context. Findings from an econometric model that endogenises women's paid and unpaid work show that the impacts of infrastructure on women's work and total time burden depend on the type of a particular infrastructure and availability of other infrastructures. While hard infrastructure shows significant influence on women's work with a lag, a rise in paid work outside home has not been equally compensated by a decline in unpaid work at home. The findings have important policy implications in infrastructure policy design and provision. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0954-1748
1099-1328
DOI:10.1002/jid.1607