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-farm employment and continued employment; and conducts the analysis by gender and rural/urban location. A significant share of the …-farm enterprises being more common in Nigeria and Tanzania. The population weighted cross-country gender difference in off …-farm employment and continued employment are country- and gender-specific, with demographic factors, occurrence of shocks, and job …
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paper examines the extent to which World Bank investments address unpaid care work. The paper conducts an in-depth gender … address unpaid care work. Doing so would improve economic and human development and reduce gender inequality. …
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This study complements the extant literature by assessing economic sector and globalization channels for gender … gender employment in the industry and the negative effect is driven by the financial globalization sub-component of economic …-components positively affect gender employment in the service sector and the corresponding positive effect is driven by the trade …
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The 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (in 2013) redefined labor statistics standards. A major change was to narrow the definition of employment to work for pay or profit. By the revised standards, farming that is only or mainly intended for own use is no longer considered...
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indicators of gender inclusion are also employed, namely: female employment and female unemployment rates. The empirical analysis …
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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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This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. EPW is measured with the female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical evidence is based on...
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We study the association between the gender of the highest-ranking manager (the CEO) and gender differences in …
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