Based on primary data, the present study analyzes the gender income gap and its compositions throughout the income distribution of the handloom micro-entrepreneurs in Assam. The unconditional quantile decomposition reveals the existence of substantial gender income gaps along the income distribution. The differences in the productive characteristics explain much of the gap at the median and beyond. The endowment effects of education, financial literacy, risk attitude, SHGs membership, and technology adoption are found in favor of the male micro-entrepreneurs. The results suggest that the extent of risk aversion towards producing high-valued dress materials and poor management of entrepreneurial activities of the females have widened gender gap, particularly at the upper quantiles of the income distribution.

根据主要数据，本研究分析了阿萨姆邦手摇微型企业家的整个收入分配过程中的性别收入差距及其构成。无条件的分位数分解揭示了沿着收入分配的巨大的性别收入差距的存在。生产特性的差异解释了中位数及以后的许多差距。人们发现，受教育程度，财务素养，风险态度，SHG成员资格和技术采用的effects赋效应有利于男性微型企业家。结果表明，对生产高价值服饰材料的风险规避程度和对女性创业活动的管理不善，加剧了性别差距，特别是在收入分配的较高分位数处。