Women and work in South Asia : identity and mobility

Introduction | 1

Amena Mohsin, Niloy Ranjan Biswas, Mohammad Atique Rahman

1. Identity Politics and Informalization of Women’s Paid Work | 24

Syeda Rozana Rashid

2. A Critical Analysis of Pakistan Female Labor Force Participation | 59

Taimur Rahman

3. Care Work First, Paid Work Second: Gendered Limits for Educated Sinhala Women in the Sri Lankan Workforce | 88

Pavithra Jayawardena

4. Gendering Energy: Nepal’s Energy Transition | 111

Anustha Shrestha, Sawar Basnet, Ajaya Dixit, Anjuli Mulmi

5. Women, Work, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Case of India | 142

Arpita Mukherjee and Aahana Srishti

6. Women, Work and Media: Perspectives from India | 193

Shweta Singh

7. Pushing the Boundaries of the Smartphone Screen: The World of Bangladeshi Women Content Creators | 214

Kajalie Shehreen Islam and Tiasha Idrak

8. Generational shifts in work: The complex realities of women, work and agency in the tea estates of Sri Lanka | 245

Fazeeha Azmi

9. Gender Embodiment and Women’s Work in Retail Industry | 272

Farzana Bari

10. Climate Induced Migrants from Bhola at Works in Dhaka: Exploring the Gendered Perspectives | 299

Sufia Khanom

Conclusion and Policy Recommendations | 334

Amena Mohsin, Niloy Ranjan Biswas, Mohammad Atique Rahman