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The Effect of COVID-19 on the Gender Employment Gap in Egyptian Manufacturing

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dc.contributor.authorEl-Haddad, Amirah
dc.contributor.authorIshak, Phoebe W.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-20T19:25:01Z
dc.date.available2023-12-20T19:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-20
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the evolution of the gender employment gap post COVID-19 in the Egyptian manufacturing sector, using a unique firm-level data set. The findings show that the COVID-19 shock led to a slight improvement in the gender employment gap, both in absolute and relative terms, driven by a larger reduction in male employment compared to that for female employment. The heterogeneity analysis shows that exporting firms and firms in industrial zones on average increased both types of employment post COVID-19. Two types of firms contributed to a worsening of the gender gap, namely firms that adopted technology and those that provided worker training prior to the pandemic, pushing male employment up while not doing the same for female employment. Additionally, the informal sector contributed to a worsening of the gender gap during the pandemic.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099832312142329811/IDU08c41f68e0260b04e7d0804e0092626f792f0
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10646
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40780
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10646
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GENDER GAP
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCOVID-19 IMPACT
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING JOBS
dc.subjectINFORMALITY
dc.titleThe Effect of COVID-19 on the Gender Employment Gap in Egyptian Manufacturingen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleThe Effect of COVID-19 on the Gender Employment Gap in Egyptian Manufacturing
okr.date.disclosure2023-12-14
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10646
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10646
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10646
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryEgypt, Arab Republic of
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender Informatics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Equity and Development
okr.unitEFI-LCR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ELCPV)
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