Women, youth and seniors face barriers to economic inclusion in Canada, with considerable scope to improve their labour … market outcomes. There has been no progress in shrinking the gender employment gap since 2009, and women, particularly …

recommendations for further policies in this area. Entrepreneurship can create new economic opportunities for women and contribute to … balancing work and family obligations for women. However, entrepreneurs, both male and female, are relatively scarce in India …

higher education institution. Measures to better balance family and work lives can improve career options for women and … therefore reduce the current tensions between having children and full time labour market participation of younger women. This …

puzzling and stands out among emerging markets. At the same time greater economic participation of women can be a source of … inclusive growth, and wellbeing. Assessing determinants of the labour force participation of women in India can open important … in India. Apart from lack of jobs, social and cultural factors keep women outside the labour force. Other determinants …

Swiss women are now as well educated as their male counterparts. However, progress remains to be made in the job market … where both the supply and price of female labour are below that of men. While the participation rate for women is high and … about 7% in favour of men, coupled with under-representation of women as managers and entrepreneurs, further reduce the …

same time, regional differences in labour market performance have grown. Raising the low employment rate of women with …

low income. No evidence is found of discrimination in credit provision against women or immigrants. …

This paper studies how public policies, including pro-women interventions, can raise female labour force participation … part presents a gender-based OLG model, based on Agénor (2015) and Agénor and Canuto (2015), that accounts for women’s time … raising female labour force participation with a package of pro-growth and pro-women policies could boost the growth rate by …