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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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economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. First, inclusive tertiary education modulates: (i) government effectiveness to induce …
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This study investigates how ICT affects gender economic inclusion via gender parity education channels. We examine the … issue using data from 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2018 divided into: (i) 42 countries for the …
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gender inclusive formal economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised …This study provides thresholds of inequality that should not be exceeded if gender inclusive education is to enhance …, inclusive tertiary education unconditionally promotes gender economic inclusion while the interaction between tertiary education …
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The study investigates the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in modulating the effect of financial access on female economic participation. Female economic participation is proxied by female labor force participation, financial access is measured with deposit and credit...
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in order for financial access to promote gender parity inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is on 42 … for financial access to promote gender parity inclusive "primary and secondary education" and the Atkinson index should …
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This study investigates the effect of inequality on female employment in 42 countries in sub- Saharan Africa for the … indicators of gender inclusion are also employed, namely: female employment and female unemployment rates. The empirical analysis …
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Inequality and gender economic exclusion are major policy concerns facing sub-Saharan Africa in the post-2015 … gender economic participation. The research focuses on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using annual data spanning from …, and 0.557 for the rule of law. As the main policy implication, for good governance to promote gender economic inclusion …
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countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 2004-2014. Three inequality indicators are used, namely: the Gini coefficient … fixed broadband subscriptions. Three gender economic inclusion indicators are also used for the analysis, namely: female … in order to enhance gender economic participation. First, for female labour force participation, a minimum threshold of …
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This study complements existing literature by investigating how the advancement in information and communication technology affects the formal economic participation of women. The focus is on 48 African countries for the period 1990-2014. The empirical evidence is based on Ordinary Least...
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