Does energy poverty matter for decent employment among women in india? An empirical insight from the dissimilarity index

Abstract

This study examines the impact of multidimensional energy poverty on women’s access to regular employment opportunities in India and its major states. The World Bank’s “human opportunity index” framework is applied to a sample of 31,611 employed women from the fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey. The findings indicate that energy poverty significantly affects women’s access to regular employment.