%0 Report
        %A Garlick, Robert
%A Field, Erica
%A Vyborny, Kate
        %T Women’s Mobility and Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan
        %D 2025
        %8 2025 Apr
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 17883
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17883
        %X We study whether commuting barriers constrain women’s labor supply in urban Pakistan. We randomize offers of gender-segregated or mixed-gender commuting services at varying prices. Women-only transport more than doubles job application rates, while mixed-gender transport has minimal effects on men’s and women’s application rates. Women value the women-only service more than large price discounts for the mixed-gender service. Results are similar for baseline labor force participants and non-participants, suggesting there are many “latent jobseekers” close to the margin of participation. These findings highlight the importance of safety and propriety concerns in women’s labor decisions.
        %K gender
%K mobility
%K transport
%K female labor force participation