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The debate on the need for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to increase female participation in the economic sector has intensified the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and good governance. This study investigates the joint effects of governance (comprising of political, economic and institutional governance) and economic integration on female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study employs panel data of 42 countries in SSA spanning 1996-2020 for the analysis. The empirical strategy uses the dynamic System Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM) estimation technique. The findings reveal that the single effect of economic integration on female economic participation is necessary but not sufficient. Hence, complementing economic integration with good governance further enhances female economic participation in SSA. In general, the joint effect of economic integration and good governance should be a concern for policymakers to promote female economic inclusion.

This article analyses three issues: (i) female migration from northeastern states of India to two southern cities of India, Chennai and Bangalore, employed in the beauty-care sector; (ii) the broad socio-demographic characteristics of female migrants; and (iii) the role of social and cultural capital in inclusion and exclusion of these migrants in the two southern cities. The article discusses the migration process using an intersectionality approach and focuses on how women have become the central players in Migration Studies. The article explores the broad socio-demographic factors associated with their migrations and also examines the problems and harassment faced by the female migrants from northeastern states working in the beauty-care sector. The article advocates the analysis of migratory processes within the broader framework of gender, race, ethnicity and the changing labour market in urban regions of India.