Persistent gender gaps characterize labor markets in many African countries. Utilizing Eswatini's first three labor … market surveys (conducted in 2007, 2010, and 2013), this paper provides first systematic evidence on the country's gender … the global financial crisis had a less negative impact on women than it had on men. Both unadjusted and unexplained gender …

labour. We provide an extensive robustness check and estimate heterogeneous effects. These show no gender difference but a …

labour. We provide an extensive robustness check and estimate heterogeneous effects. These show no gender difference but a …

dataset from Ghana, this paper examines the distribution of subjective wellbeing across sectors of employment and offers …-employment ; informality ; developing country labor markets ; Africa …

We explore the export performance of Africa's underperforming female entrepreneurs, using the Ghanaian ISSER-IGC panel … and security concerns, are more deeply felt by female entrepreneurs. This may hint at the exclusion of Africa's females …

This paper contributes to closing a knowledge gap on gender, entrepreneurship and development by linking the …

Limited access to finance is one of the major barriers for women entrepreneurs in Africa. This paper presents a model …

fertility and GDP nor to gender inequality as measured by the Gender Gap Index. -- cognitive maths skills ; gender ; Africa …This paper uses microdata for 19 African countries to examine the gender difference in maths test scores amongst … observed in developed countries. This difference cannot be explained by gender differences in school quality, home environment …