Balasubramanian, Sujata - In: Asian development review : studies of Asian and pacific … 40 (2023) 2, pp. 241-269
Economic theory suggests that growth may improve gender equality directly by raising women's employment and indirectly …-growth period has not been pro-poor. While female employment levels have actually declined since the 1980s, growth has not expanded … remunerative employment opportunities sufficiently, even for poor males. This suggests that better-paid jobs for men-by lowering …