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Soft Skills for Hard Constraints: Evidence from High-Achieving Female Farmers

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dc.contributor.authorMontalvao, Joao
dc.contributor.authorFrese, Michael
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Markus
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Talip
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-24T18:48:02Z
dc.date.available2017-08-24T18:48:02Z
dc.date.issued2017-07
dc.description.abstractMost women farmers in developing countries engage in subsistence agriculture. Previous research highlights a variety of barriers hindering women’s ability to participate in the production and marketing of cash crops, which though riskier can be much more profitable. A study by the World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab, the Living Standards Measurement Study and Methods Team, and the National University of Singapore Business School, provides evidence that noncognitive entrepreneurial skills, such as the will to persevere, optimism, and passion for work play a decisive role – even more so in communities where women face greater constraints to their economic empowerment. Overall, the authors findings complement the growing literature in psychology and economics documenting the importance of noncognitive skills in determining important economic outcomes. For more information visit us at: http://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/africa-gender-innovation-lab.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/939081499853597427/Soft-skills-for-hard-constraints-evidence-from-high-achieving-female-farmers
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27952
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27952
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGender Innovation Lab Policy Brief;No. 20
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectWOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.titleSoft Skills for Hard Constraintsen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from High-Achieving Female Farmersen
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okr.crossref.titleSoft Skills for Hard Constraints: Evidence from High-Achieving Female Farmers
okr.date.disclosure2017-07-12
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/939081499853597427/Soft-skills-for-hard-constraints-evidence-from-high-achieving-female-farmers
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okr.identifier.report117351
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Poverty
okr.topicGender::Gender and Rural Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Development
okr.unitGender Impact Evaluation (AFRGI)
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