The Impact of Women’s Employment and Control over Income on Family Planning in Rural India

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J-PAL evaluation summary; ongoing study · J-PAL

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Administrative Exclusion of Inactive Work Scheme Beneficiaries

"Although all participants are meant to receive payments via direct deposit, enrollment has focused largely on recent workers, excluding many people who previously worked for the program."

Community Backlash Conflict Mitigation Protocol

"To minimize these risks, the team will train the trainers to explain to local leaders and participants that participation is voluntary, and use simple conflict mitigation steps while also tracking community reactions after each session."

Direct Deposit Account Linkage and Wage Control

"The Madhya Pradesh State Employment Guarantee Council (MPSEGC) will offer women in these blocks help linking their bank accounts to MGNREGS so they can get paid via direct deposit."

Peer Saturation and Information Diffusion

"...and whether 25 or 75 percent of women in each gram panchayat are offered training."

Statutory Gender Quotas and Worksite Support

"In response, the program includes features intended to encourage women's participation, such as a requirement that at least one-third of beneficiaries be women and childcare provision at some worksites."

Institutional Delivery Agent Variation in Training Execution

"Within this group, researchers will randomly vary two conditions: whether women are offered training from PRADAN staff or local government staff overseeing MGNREGS projects..."

Unmet Need for Contraceptive Autonomy

"Specifically, women across the state reported wanting 1.6 children but had 1.99, a gap of 0.39 children; in rural areas, the gap grew to 0.43 children per woman."

Video-Guided MGNREGS Navigation and Training

"Women in this group will be offered support with setting up direct deposits along with video-guided training on how to enroll in MGNREGS and navigate the direct deposits."

Workplace Network Expansion for Family Planning Information

"Employment might broaden women's networks-a possible source of information and support for navigating family planning-and resulting earnings might make family planning methods more affordable."