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The dynamics of women's labour supply in developing countries
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Umaña-Aponte, Marcela - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003972313
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The dynamics of women’s labour supply in developing countries
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Umaña-Aponte, Marcela - 2010
but positive in Africa. We suggest that amongst reasons why African women behave differently are that the conventional … non-employment. In Africa, there is a decline in paid employment which overwhelms the rise in self-employment and this is … ; dynamics ; Africa ; Asia ; Latin America …
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The care connection : the World Bank and women's unpaid care work in select sub- Saharan African countries
Bibler, Sarah; Zuckerman, Elaine - 2013
With the aim of reducing women's greater unpaid care work than men&'s and increasing women's paid employment, this paper examines the extent to which World Bank investments address unpaid care work. The paper conducts an in-depth gender analysis of 36 World Bank employment-related projects in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010204209
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Gender differences in time poverty in rural Mozambique
Arora, Diksha - 2014
The study examines the nature and extent of time poverty experienced by men and women in subsistence households in Mozambique. Gender roles, shaped by patriarchal norms, place heavy work obligations on women. Time-use data from a primary household survey in Mozambique is used for this analysis....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010404165
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Women in power and power of women : the Liberian experience
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the...
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Quality of women's employment: a focus on the south
Ruwanpura, Kanchana N. - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001979837
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Profiting from parity : unlocking the potential of women's businesses in Africa
Weltbankgruppe - 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, with approximately 42 percent of the non … particularly so for women. This new report, “Profiting from Parity: Unlocking the Potential of Women’s Businesses in Africa …”, produced by the World Bank Group’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab and the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564818
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Savings Habits of African Women, the Case of Ghanaian Market Women
Ekeha, George Ekegey - 2011
A very noble African scholar from Ghana, Dr Aggrey, once said “If you educate a man you educate an individual but if you educate a woman you educate a whole nation.” This assertion is still relevant in African communities today since the African Woman continue to be the piece of good fortune...
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Kenya : selected issues
Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013169523
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Enhancing ICT for female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects female economic participation in sub-Saharan African nations. Three female economic participation indicators are used, namely female labor force participation, female unemployment and female employment...
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