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Social norms as a barrier to women's employment in developing countries
Jayachandran, Seema - 2019
. I begin by describing how gender norms influence the relationship between economic development and female employment, as … more detail specific gender-related social norms and how they constrain women’s employment. I present examples of policies … aimed at dismantling these cultural barriers to female employment and the impacts they have. …
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The benefits of considering gender in economic development
Ganguly, Sujata; Nikolova, Elena - 2024
. First, the chapter discusses the links between gender and economic development in employment and social protection, followed …
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Female labor force participation in developing countries : improving employment outcomes for women takes more than raising labor market participation : good jobs are important too
Verick, Sher Singh - 2018 - version 2
’s access to quality employment. …
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The relationship between economic development and female labour force participation : micro-level evidence from Mexico
López-Moreno Flores, Isaac - 2023
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The impacts of health crises on women & girls : how historical evidence can inform assessment and recovery through a gender lens
O'Donnell, Megan; Buvinić, Mayra; Krubiner, Carleigh; … - 2021
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"You can't eat soap" : reimagining COVID-19, work, family and employment from the global South
Jaga, Ameeta; Ollier-Malaterre, Ariane - In: Work, employment and society : a journal of the British … 36 (2022) 4, pp. 769-780
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The rise of the robot reserve army : automation and the future of economic development, work, and wages in developing countries
Schlogl, Lukas; Sumner, Andrew - 2018
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What explains uneven female labor force participation levels and trends in developing countries?
Klasen, Stephan - 2018
Rapid fertility decline, a strong expansion of female education, and favorable economic conditions should have promoted female labor force participation in developing countries. Yet trends in female labor force participation (FLFP) have been quite heterogeneous, rising strongly in Latin America,...
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Does High Social Development Guarantee Economic Opportunities For Women? Gender and Workforce Participation in Kerala
Mazumdar, Sumit - 2014
The southern state of Kerala in India is known for greater status of women and low gender bias in society. However, the social and human development in Kerala have not been congruent to the economic emancipation of women, and paradoxically, female labour force participation has been on the...
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Inequality and gender inclusion : minimum ICT policy thresholds for promoting female employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
labour force participation, female unemployment and female employment. The Generalised Method of Moments is employed as … the promotion of female employment are: (i) 120.369 and 85.533 mobile phone penetration per 100 people for respectively …
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