Female Work Status and its Relationship with Fertility and Child Loss in Orissa

Abstract

In many developing countries, women's activities, traditionally confined to the household, have changed over time. Various factors such as economic necessity, educational and occupational opportunities, and greater decision-making autonomy have all played a part in pushing women to take up various occupations outside the home. In turn, female work participation has changed the socioeconomic as well as demographic structure of populations as the time and cost of work participation influences fertility.