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Breaking the metal ceiling: Female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors

Campos, Francisco; Goldstein, Markus; McGorman, Laura; … - 2017

Occupational segregation significantly contributes to the earnings gender gap worldwide. We look at differences in …

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The gender gap in firm productivity in Rwanda: Evidence from establishment and household enterprise data

Munyegera, Ggombe Kasim; Precious, Akampumuza - 2018

Rwanda is one of the countries with the best strategies for women empowerment and gender equality in Africa and … globally. Nonetheless, some inequalities exist especially in education attainment. This study investigates the gender gaps in …-owned enterprises. The results are corroborated by propensity score matching estimates, implying that the estimated gender productivity …

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Scrutinizing the sticky floor/glass ceiling phenomena in the informal labour market in Cameroon: An unconditional quantile regression analysis

Wirba, Ebenezer Lemven; Akem, Fiennasah Annif'; Baye, … - 2021

essentially among wage earners. Returns to experience mitigate the gender earnings gap at the mean, and 10th and 50th percentiles …

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The role of skills and tasks in changing employment trends and income inequality in Chile

Zapata-Román, Gabriela - 2021

Using decomposition methods, we analyse the role of the changing nature of work in explaining changes in employment, wage inequality, and job polarization in Chile from 1992 to 2017. Changes in occupational structure confirm a displacement of workers from low-skill occupations towards jobs...

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Gender implications of biofuels expansion: A CGE analysis for Mozambique

Arndt, Channing; Benfica, Rui; Thurlow, James - 2010

. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel. Under all …

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Behind the numbers: Exploring caste inequities in entrepreneurial success

Raj, Rajesh S. N.; Sen, Kunal - 2024

The documented under-representation of marginalized groups in business ownership and the labour market is a concerning issue. This study explores how caste disparities in small-firm entrepreneurship impact on firm performance in India, focusing on the informal sector. Our examination shows a...

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Industrial agglomeration in Myanmar

Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifkovic, Neda; Zille, Helge - 2019

Focusing on labour productivity and working conditions, we investigate the benefits of industrial zones for private manufacturing enterprises in Myanmar. We find that being located in an industrial zone associates with higher labour productivity. Value added gains, however, are not transferred...

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Heterogeneous impact of internet availability on female labour market outcomes in an emerging economy: Evidence from Indonesia

Kusumawardhani, Niken; Pramana, Rezanti; Saputri, Nurmala; … - 2021

Greater female labour market participation has important positive implications not only for women's empowerment and the well-being of their families but also for the economy they live in. In this paper, we examine the various effects of internet availability on women's labour market outcomes in...

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The firm-wage gender gap and formal sector churn over the life cycle

Bassier, Ihsaan; Gautham, Leila - 2024

We find that women sorting into lower wage firms explains nearly half of the gender wage gap in South Africa, using … cycle: the firm-wage gender gap is negligible for the youngest workers, grows steeply for 25-35-year-olds (i.e. typical … on the size of the formal sector, thus linking the life cycle patterns underlying gender gaps with economic development. …

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Skills, personality traits, and gender wage gaps: Evidence from Bangladesh

Nordman, Christophe J.; Sarr, Leopold R.; Sharma, Smriti - 2018

We use a recent first-hand linked employer-employee survey covering the formal sector of Bangladesh to explain gender …

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