We investigate the trend in the gender employment gap in the expanding nonsubsistence sector of the economy in … Mozambique, a country still characterized by a large subsistence agricultural sector. We show evidence that the gender gap has … female human capital, with less attained education, as well as literacy and Portuguese proficiency rates. The lower …

gender when these choices are taken. Our results corroborate the hypothesis that teacher gender matters in this regard, and … boys when having a same-sex teacher in this subject in grade 10, teacher gender matters only for girls with respect to …

-employed varies considerably based on gender, caste and age when the level of education rises. A cohort based analysis for …-employed rises for an individual with education but not monotonically so. Indeed, the impact of education on likelihood of self …-employment does not convey much information without considering how the effect varies across gender, caste, age, household size …

This paper analyses (age-adjusted) employment rates by gender and education. We find that malefemale gender gaps and ….5 percentage points. At the same time, closing both the gender and education gaps would raise the EU employment rate from 76% to 89 … high-low education gaps in employment vary markedly across European Union (EU) countries and regions, with larger gaps …

indicates that multiple influences shape attitudes toward competition during different periods of the life cycle. Gender … differences in competitiveness will not only influence outcomes during working age, but also during early childhood education. In … order to reduce the gender gap in educational and labor market outcomes, it is crucial to understand when and why gender …