Caring about Carework: Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

doi:10.1596/30118

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Caring about Carework: Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

atmire.cua.enabled	WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
dc.contributor.author	Donald, Aletheia
dc.contributor.author	Vaillant, Julia
dc.contributor.author	Campos, Francisco
dc.contributor.author	Cucagna, Maria Emilia
dc.date.accessioned	2018-08-02T19:53:02Z
dc.date.available	2018-08-02T19:53:02Z
dc.date.issued	2018-07-09
dc.description.abstract	Women farmers in the Western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) bear the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work. Women spend less time than men on their plots and more time on domestic work. The authors use a combination of consultations in the field, desk research, and primary data collection to understand the patterns of time allocation in rural households in Western DRC. The gender differences in time allocation are striking where the female plot managers do 1 hour and 52 minutes more of domestic work per day than male plot managers. The gender differences are higher in male-headed households, and female plot managers spend significantly more time taking care of children when farming or going to market than their male counterparts. The agricultural productivity of female plot managers is on average twenty six percent lower than that of male plot managers. Having young children is associated with lower productivity for women but not for men. With the support of various stakeholders, the authors will pilot the provision of childcare services in the targeted region. The authors will rigorously evaluate the importance of these services on women’s time allocation to productive activities, as well as their productivity.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/711851533108583530/Caring-about-carework-lifting-constraints-to-the-productivity-of-women-farmers-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/30118
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/30118
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject	FEMALE FARMERS
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	AFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subject	GENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject	CHILD CARE SERVICES
dc.subject	TIME USE
dc.subject	STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
dc.subject	CHILDCARE
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WORK
dc.subject	GENDER GAP
dc.title	Caring about Carework	en
dc.title.subtitle	Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
dc.type	Document de travail	fr
dc.type	Documento de trabajo	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Caring about Carework
okr.date.disclosure	2018-07-31
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/711851533108583530/Caring-about-carework-lifting-constraints-to-the-productivity-of-women-farmers-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo
okr.guid	711851533108583530
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/30118
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b085e33ae3_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	30316975
okr.identifier.report	129119
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okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/711851533108583530/pdf/129119-WP-PUBLIC-CaringAboutCareworkMemovfull.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.country	Congo, Democratic Republic of
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Development
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Economics
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Poverty
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unit	Gender Impact Evaluation (AFRGI)