GLM|LIC Synthesis Paper No. 7 | October 2017 What Explains Uneven Female Labor Force Participation Levels and Trends in Developing Countries?* Trends in female labor force participation (FLFP) have been quite heterogeneous, rising strongly in Latin America, while improvements were modest in the Middle East and female participation even fell in South Asia. These trends are inconsistent with the ...

The recent trends in female labour force participation have garnered considerable attention among policymakers and research scholars India, primarily because of the sudden significant falls rates presence many enabling factors, particularly growth GDP. Studies on falling examined underlying ‘pull push’ factors but few them analysed role productivity. This study attempts to a preliminary underst...

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We use a specially designed survey to evaluate the effect of several public policies on female labor force participation in Chile. First, we estimate a self-selection model to find the determinants of female labor participation and wages. Our participation estimates show that schooling is highly positively correlated with participation and being married or having a partner is negatively correla...

BACKGROUND Buruli ulcer may induce severe disabilities impacting on a person's well-being and quality of life. Information about long-term disabilities and participation restrictions is scanty. The objective of this study was to gain insight into participation restrictions among former Buruli ulcer patients in Ghana and Benin. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, former Buruli ulcer patient...