Connecting rural women to global value chains via home-based work  

This study provides evidence on how flexible work from home affects women’s labour supply, productivity, and time use in a low-skill handicraft setting.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
8 January 2026
Country:
India
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
30 June 2025
Authors:
Adhvaryu, A., Sarda, P., Nyshadam, A. and Gade, S.

Abstract

The authors provide causal evidence on how flexible work from home affects women’s labour supply, productivity, and time use in a low-skill handicraft setting. In a randomised controlled trial in Rajasthan, eligible women were trained in crochet and randomly assigned an 8 week piece-rate job at home or in a women-only village workshop. 

This is an output of the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries programme.

Citation

Adhvaryu A and others. ‘Connecting rural women to global value chains via home-based work’   G2LM LIC Policy Brief, No. 80, 2025

Connecting rural women to global value chains via home-based work

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