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Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia

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dc.contributor.authorNajeeb, Fatima
dc.contributor.authorMorales, Matias
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Acevedo, Gladys
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-20T17:14:16Z
dc.date.available2020-02-20T17:14:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies employment patterns and trends in South Asia to shed light on determinants of extremely low female employment rates in the region. After a comprehensive literature review, the authors use employment data from about one hundred censuses and surveys from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to compare employment trends across countries over time. They work through data inconsistencies to standardize definitions of variables to compare demographic and labor market determinants: age, sector, contract type, location, and education. The paper finds that (i) overall since 2001, women's employment participation across South Asian countries has been low and broadly unchanged; (ii) the gender employment gap emerges more clearly in middle age brackets; (iii) rural female employment is higher than urban; (iv) agriculture is the economic sector accounting for the greatest share of female employment, although this is slowly changing in some countries, and; (v) women with mid-level education tend to have lower employment rates than those with both lower and higher education.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/913671582139622518/Analyzing-Female-Employment-Trends-in-South-Asia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9157
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33362
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9157
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectGENDER EMPLOYMENT GAP
dc.titleAnalyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asiaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
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okr.crossref.titleAnalyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia
okr.date.disclosure2020-02-19
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/913671582139622518/Analyzing-Female-Employment-Trends-in-South-Asia
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9157
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
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okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice
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