Date of Award
Spring 5-19-2018
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Advisor(s)
Idalia Bastiaens, Ph.D.
Abstract
Female labor force participation (FLFP) is important for the socio-economic development of a nation because it promotes efficiency and equity. Generally, high female participation in the labor market implies: advancement in the economic and social standings and empowerment of women. These things promote equality and utilize all available human capital, which create a greater capacity for economic growth and poverty reduction. Understanding women's decision to partake in the labor market, as well as the factors that encourage to either participate in or refrain from the workforce, is imperative for policy makers to create legislation to help an economy develop and remain successful. This paper seeks to understand how both India and Brazil, as democracies and emerging economies are on divergent are on divergent paths with their FLFP, which may be in part due to each country's different approach to tertiary education.
Recommended Citation
Bills, Consuelo Alina, "Female Labor Force Participation and Tertiary Education: A Case Study of India and Brazil" (2018). Senior Theses. 9.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/international_senior/9
