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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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This study investigates how enhancing gender inclusion affects inequality in 42 African countries for the period 2004 …: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index, and Palma ratio. The two gender inclusion measurements used include female labour force … the enhancement of gender inclusion dynamics. An extended threshold analysis is used to assess critical masses at which …
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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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This study assesses how financial access can be used to modulate the effect of income inequality on gender economic … inclusion. The focus is on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for the period 2004-2014 and the empirical evidence is based …
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both moderate financial access for an overall positive net effect on female employment. In order to provide more gender …
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dynamics on gender-inclusive education in 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2014. The Generalised Method …
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