Gender and Growth Gaps Workshop Videos

View the session recordings from the August 3, 2023 workshop in which about 100 members from government, academia, philanthropy, civil society, and private sector organizations gathered in Bengaluru, India, to discuss current policy needs and insights from latest research on the causes and consequences of gender gaps in the economy in twenty-first century South Asia.

Research and Policy Workshop Sessions for Gender-Sensitive Learnings

The Gender and Growth Gaps workshop in Bengaluru, India, on August 3, 2023 consisted of three research and policy sessions, a keynote dialogue, and a set of parallel working sessions, during which policymakers, civil society, and industry leaders, and researchers engaged in a set of facilitated discussions around pressing policy needs in South Asian countries and insights from the latest research on the drivers and implications of gender inequality in the economy. The workshop served as a forum to engage with the proposed research agenda under the Gender and Growth Gaps project, and shape this effort for maximal policy utility. The session recordings are organized below as per the day's conference schedule. The workshop was hosted by the Economic Growth Centre (EGC), Inclusion Economics at Yale University, the Inclusion Economics India Centre (IEIC) at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), and the Udaiti Foundation, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Session 1: State of the Evidence and Policy Needs

Presentation: 'Gender and Growth Gaps: characteristics, consequences and policy'

by Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan

Plenary Session: Insights from Policy and Practice to Close Gender Gaps in the Economy

featuring Mahua Roy Choudhury, Manish Sabharwal and Aparna Uppaluri in the panel, and moderated by Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan

Session 2: Deconstructing labour demand-side issues amidst structural transformation (service-led and digitally-enabled growth)

Presentation: 'Gender Gaps in a Digitally-Enabled Workforce'

by Gaurav Chiplunkar

Presentation: 'The Demand-Side Story: Structural Change and the Decline in Female Labor Force Participation in India'

Please note: This video begins a few minutes into the presentation.

by Ashwini Deshpande

Plenary Session: Deconstructing labour demand-side issues amidst structural transformation

featuring Neha Wadhawan, Pooja Nanda, Ashwini Deshpande, and Gaurav Chiplunkar in the panel, and moderated by Yamini Atmavilas

Keynote Dialogue

Women and Work: Perspectives from Research and Practice

featuring the keynote speakers Rohini Pande and Renana Jhabvala, and moderated by Kavitha Iyer

Session 3: Deconstructing labour supply-side issues (policy, practice and measurement challenges)

Presentation: 'Innovating to Measure Time Use in Low-Income Settings'

by Simone Schaner

Presentation: 'The imperative of marriage, motherhood and women's employment: evidence from rural India'

by Rosa Abraham

Plenary Session: Deconstructing labour supply-side issues

featuring Uma Mahadevan, Dr Kajal, Hema Swaminathan, Simone Schaner, and Rosa Abraham in the panel, and moderated by Urmi Bhattacharya

EGC would like to acknowledge the work of Ayush Jain, Hamsini Ravi, Manasi Dharankar, Guy Ortoleva, and NeoNiche in preparing and publishing these workshop videos.