abstract: 'This paper attempts to explore the connections between expanding female

  education and the participation of women in paid employment in Japan,

  China and India, three of Asia''s largest economies. Analysis based on

  existing data and literature shows that despite the large expansion in

  educational access in these countries in the last half century, women

  have lacked egalitarian labour market opportunities. A combination of

  social discouragement and individual choice largely explains the

  withdrawal, non-participation or intermittent female presence in the

  labour force, notwithstanding increased educational access. In taking

  stock of these issues and debates across these countries, it is argued

  that the parallel experiences of women in these countries can be traced

  back to persistent gender norms which, amongst other things, imply the

  centrality of marriage and non-market unpaid labour for women. The paper

  argues that there is a need for gender-sensitive public policy in order

  for increased education to translate to labour market gains for women,

  leading to sustainable development outcomes.'
affiliation: 'Mukherjee, SS (Corresponding Author), St Johns Univ, Coll St Benedict,
  Dept Econ, 37 S Coll Ave, St Joseph, MN 56374 USA.

  Mukherjee, Sucharita Sinha, St Johns Univ, Coll St Benedict, Dept Econ, St Joseph,
  MN 56374 USA.'
author: Mukherjee, Sucharita Sinha
author-email: smukherjee@csbsju.edu
author_list:
- family: Mukherjee
  given: Sucharita Sinha
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/09540253.2015.1103367
eissn: 1360-0516
files: []
issn: 0954-0253
journal: GENDER AND EDUCATION
keywords: 'female education; female employment; gender inequality in Asia;

  education and development'
keywords-plus: ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT; WOMEN; WORK
language: English
month: NOV 10
number: 7, SI
number-of-cited-references: '52'
pages: 846-870
papis_id: c357664bd5a3bd59867ffd5d41420c22
ref: Mukherjee2015moreeducated
times-cited: '21'
title: More educated and more equal? A comparative analysis of female education and
  employment in Japan, China and India
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000365661600008
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volume: '27'
web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research
year: '2015'