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Addressing Gender-Based Segregation through Information: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in the Republic of Congo

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dc.contributor.authorGassier, Marine
dc.contributor.authorRouanet, Lea
dc.contributor.authorTraore, Lacina
dc.contributor.authorRouanet, Léa
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-10T15:57:20Z
dc.date.available2022-02-10T15:57:20Z
dc.date.issued2022-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes a randomized experiment that used a sample of men and women who were eligible for a vocational training program in the Republic of Congo to test the effect of providing information on trade-specific earnings on trade choice. The analysis finds that women are 28.6 percent more likely to apply to a traditionally male- dominated trade when receiving this information. Men and women are also both more likely to apply to more lucrative trades. This may in part be driven by the intervention filling an information gap. The analysis suggests, however, that behavioral mechanisms, which make trade-specific returns more salient in the decision process of applicants, play an even bigger role. Indeed, there are much larger treatment effects among women who have technical knowledge and experience or male role models, even though the information does not impact their expectations of earnings in male-dominated trades. The treatment is thus most effective among women who are already well positioned to cross over into male-dominated trades and can give greater weight to earning considerations when choosing a trade. The results indicate that this low-cost intervention can be a useful tool to encourage women to cross over to more lucrative trades in which their presence has been limited, and thereby contribute to reducing the gender gap in earnings. There is also a high potential for interventions that would pair information on returns and trade exposure.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/611661644422085910/Addressing-Gender-Based-Segregation-through-Information-Evidence-from-a-Randomized-Experiment-in-the-Republic-of-Congo
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9934
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36974
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9934
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectMALE-DOMINATED TRADES
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectWOMEN AND WORK
dc.subjectWOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectWOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.titleAddressing Gender-Based Segregation through Informationen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from a Randomized Experiment in the Republic of Congoen
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okr.crossref.titleAddressing Gender-Based Segregation through Information: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in the Republic of Congo
okr.date.disclosure2022-02-09
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:10:33.814928Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-02-09T00:00:00Zen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/611661644422085910/Addressing-Gender-Based-Segregation-through-Information-Evidence-from-a-Randomized-Experiment-in-the-Republic-of-Congo
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.countryCongo, Republic of
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Vocational & Technical Education
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
okr.unitGender Impact Evaluation (AFEGI)
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