Which Socio-Emotional Skills Matter Most for Women’s Earnings? New Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa

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Which Socio-Emotional Skills Matter Most for Women’s Earnings? New Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa

dc.contributor.author	Ajayi, Kehinde
dc.contributor.author	Das, Smita
dc.contributor.author	Delavallade, Clara
dc.contributor.author	Ketema, Tigist Assefa
dc.contributor.author	Rouanet, Léa
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-30T16:25:18Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-30T16:25:18Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03-30
dc.description.abstract	Evidence on gender-specific returns to socio-emotional skills in developing economies is lacking. To inform the selection of socio-emotional skills in policy design, a new study mobilizing data from 17 African countries with 41,873 respondents examines gender differences in ten self-reported socio-emotional skills and their relationship with education and earnings. Evidence from the existing literature shows that socio-emotional skills positively influence labor market outcomes. Findings from our sample suggest that women in Sub-Saharan Africa could benefit from training programs designed to improve their socio-emotional skills, as women earn on average 54 percent less than men and report lower levels of socio-emotional skills. Educational attainment, which likely contributes to the increase of socioemotional skills for both men and women, might not be enough to eliminate gender differences in socio-emotional skills, since even among the most educated individuals, women still have lower levels of socio-emotional skills than men. Research on the relationship between socio-emotional skills and labor market outcomes should be deepened to improve the design of future programs teaching socio-emotional skills in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our results suggest that public interventions seeking to equip women with interpersonal skills (e.g., teamwork, expressiveness, and interpersonal relatedness) may provide an effective pathway to reduce gender disparities in the labor market.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099600203302334580/IDU017447dcf0b6cb04f5f0b18006e0de26296a3
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/39622
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39622
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Africa Gender Policy Briefs
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	AFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subject	GENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subject	WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
dc.title	Which Socio-Emotional Skills Matter Most for Women’s Earnings? New Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa	en
dc.type	Brief
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okr.date.disclosure	2023-03-30
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okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.geographical	Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Education
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topic	Social Development::Social Capital
okr.unit	Gender Impact Evaluation (AFEGI)
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