Gender has been among the most pervasive forms of inequality across all classes, social groups and communities especially in developing countries. Literature indicates evident gender bias in labor market opportunities including wage gap, which can be partially explained by performance in...

There is a growing consensus that universalisation of modern energy services is central to reducing major elements of poverty and hunger, increasing literacy and education, and improving health care, employment opportunities, and lives of women and children. In India, more than 700 million...