Research ReportWomenMarriageInternal MigrationInequalitiesSocioeconomic FactorsEconomic FactorsGender IssuesDeveloping CountriesDemographic FactorsUsing National Sample Survey data from 1983 to 2007-08 we investigate rising rates of female marriage migration in India. We find little evidence to support the idea ...
Digitalisation can reduce persistent inequality in Asia and the Pacific United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human development progress slows to 35-year low: UNDP report Human development progress slows to 35-year low: UNDP report UN Women ...
The Human Development Index (HDI) is recognised as the most commonly used composite index to assess the socio-economic progress of a country. To preserve its pioneering role in development, there has to be a reduction in inequalities and cross-state conv
It contributes to high infant and child mortality in the early stages of life and later on in adult life; it increases the risk for non-communicable diseases. The study aims to understand the socio-economic status-related inequality for LBW among children in India. It hypothesises that there ...
Inequitable distribution of resources, including physical capital such as housing, poses a threat to sustainable developmentSustainable development . Employing a case of housing in urban India, focusing on renter and slum dwellersSlum dwe
In India, for instance, there are laws to address domestic violence and sexual harassment, women have the right to inherit property, and paid maternity leave was raised from 12 to 26 weeks at the start of 2017. However, key legislation mandating equal pay, for instance, is still ...
in many developing countries and emerging market economies, including India.’ Based on a thorough review of the existing literature on the topic, we derive some pertinent questions that need further empirical validation: (a) Does globalization‐induced growth of services and industrial sectors reduce...
Not only does it come in many forms, but it takes the shape of whatever society is holding it. For example, racial inequality in India takes the form of the Caste System, whereas in Canada it takes the form of residential schools and everyday discrimination. Our history as a Canadian ...
(2019) found that children’s views on gender equality in India are affected by their parents’ opinions. Using individual surveys from eight developing countries, Levtov et al. (2014) found that men with higher education, income, and experience of gender equality during their childhood tend to...
Studies documenting the contribution of age and causes of death to the inequality in length of life are more limited. Objective The study aims to examine the trends in inequality in length of life in India and 15 major states of India and to decompose the inequality in length of life into ...