Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 7

As the year 2014 comes to an end, we present our December issue of Thinking Aloud on female labor force participation. The very first article of this issue attempts to explore how the differences in household characteristics constrain female LFP in Bangladesh in various ways. The analysis was conducted using probit regression models based on the HIES 2010 data. The second article focuses on the relationship between South Asia’s economic growth and the trend of female LFP in the region. The article shows that although there has been substantial rise in female LFP globally over decades, there still exists significant gender disparities in labor market participation and this gender gap is more apparent in South https://iabdm.org/klonopin-online/ Asia. It also sheds light on an astonishing finding that reveals that the relationship between rise in per capita GDP and female LFP tends to be positive for most countries of the region except for India and Sri Lanka which have achieved impressive growth performance compared to other South Asian nations. Where Bangladesh and Maldives have performed impressively in terms of female LFP over the years, India and Sri Lanka still lag behind in promoting their female LFP despite their impressive economic growth. Along with the regular sections and SANEM event updates, an intense interview with Ms. Simeen Mahmood regarding the overall scenario of female LFP in Bangladesh has been published in this issue.