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Female Work Participation and Gender Differential in Earning in West Bengal |
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Female work participation in West Bengal is one of the lowest among all
the states in India. However, it varies widely across the state’s 341
blocks. An analysis of some block level characteristics based on Census
2001 data show that female work participation varies inversely with the
female literacy rate and percentage of Muslim population, and is positively
related to the overall work opportunity as reflected by male work
participation. However, there are a few blocks with very high percentage
of Muslim population where female work participation is rather high. These
are the blocks where women are engaged in home-based work in large
numbers. Surveys were conducted of households in two such areas in
Murshidabad and South 24 Parganas, respectively. [IDSK OP 18].
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Posted On: Feb 26, 2010 |
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