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Explaining Gender Differences in Economic Outcomes in Burkina Faso

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dc.contributor.authorDonald, Aletheia
dc.contributor.authorIslam, TM Tonmoy
dc.contributor.authorRobakowski, Anja
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-20T14:47:53Z
dc.date.available2024-06-20T14:47:53Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-20
dc.description.abstractGender equality is central to economic development. This paper examines gender gaps in Burkina Faso and find that women’s labor force participation is 10 percentage points lower than men’s in 2019, while their wage earnings are 82 percent lower, business revenues are 61 percent lower, and value of agricultural production is 61 percent lower. Nationally, gender gaps in labor force participation, business revenues and crop sales are unchanged when compared to 2014 but increased significantly for wage earnings and (to a lesser extent) for harvest value. The gender gap in labor force participation increased in urban areas, while the northern part of Burkina Faso witnessed large increases in the business revenue gender gap. The wage gap increased most in more rural regions. Results from decomposition analysis show that women’s lack of capital and male workers, lack of control over income and lower economic benefits from marriage—along with lower levels of skills and farming inputs—have the largest associations with the gaps. The paper reviews evidence-based policy options for tackling the identified gaps for each sector, which include providing vocational skills to women, improving their access to capital, increasing the effectiveness of agricultural extension services and expanding the provision of childcare services and gender norms interventions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099903406182425283/IDU14088c061170f6145fe1b1e811d6dd52637a3
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10809
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41742
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10809
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectBURKINA FASO
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectSDG 5
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectWOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectWOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
dc.titleExplaining Gender Differences in Economic Outcomes in Burkina Fasoen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://reproducibility.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/152 Link to data and reproducibility package
okr.crossref.titleExplaining Gender Differences in Economic Outcomes in Burkina Faso
okr.date.disclosure2024-06-20
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-07T08:17:13.838795Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-08T16:07:48.457434Z
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okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-18T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099903406182425283/IDU14088c061170f6145fe1b1e811d6dd52637a3
okr.guid099903406182425283
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-4088c061-70f6-45fe-b1e8-1d6dd52637a3
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10809
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10809
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34343143
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.countryBurkina Faso
okr.sectorCentral Government (Central Agencies)
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Job Creation,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Private Sector Development,Job Quality,Jobs,Macroeconomic & Structural Policy Modelling,Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
okr.topicIndustry::Agricultural Industry
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitEFI-AFR2-MTI-MacroFiscal-1 (EAWM1)
okr.unitGender Impact Evaluation (AFEGI)
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