Author: Harry A. Sackey
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Female Labour Force Participation in Ghana
Author: Harry A. Sackey
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Labour Force Participation of Women in Ghana
Author: Nilu Vyas
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Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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The Role of Women in Ghana's Economy
Author: Nora Judith Amu
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Women Workers in Ghana, Kenya, Zambia
Author: Olubanke Akerele
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Modernisation and Employment of Women in Ghana
Author: Kodwo Ewusi
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Measuring the Extent of Gender Segregation in the Labour Market
Author: William Baah-Boateng
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This paper makes an attempt to investigate the extent of gender segregation in the Ghanaian labour market using widely used indexes. An assessment of gender differences in the labour market points to a relatively high, but rapidly declining female labour force participation and employment rates in the 1990s as per the GLSS 3&4. The 2000 population census however, puts the employment and participation rate of women marginally below their male counterpart. The market is found to be characterised by higher and increasing unemployment and underemployment rates among women than men and declining female-male earning ratio on account of the concentration of females in low rewarded and less prestigious jobs. A measure of gender segregation however reveals a generally low segregation in the Ghanaian labour market based on distribution of employment by sector, type of employment, occupation and industry. The study nevertheless finds the index as an increasing function of the number of disaggregated groups in the labour force distribution and that the degree of segregation depends on the type of index.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This paper makes an attempt to investigate the extent of gender segregation in the Ghanaian labour market using widely used indexes. An assessment of gender differences in the labour market points to a relatively high, but rapidly declining female labour force participation and employment rates in the 1990s as per the GLSS 3&4. The 2000 population census however, puts the employment and participation rate of women marginally below their male counterpart. The market is found to be characterised by higher and increasing unemployment and underemployment rates among women than men and declining female-male earning ratio on account of the concentration of females in low rewarded and less prestigious jobs. A measure of gender segregation however reveals a generally low segregation in the Ghanaian labour market based on distribution of employment by sector, type of employment, occupation and industry. The study nevertheless finds the index as an increasing function of the number of disaggregated groups in the labour force distribution and that the degree of segregation depends on the type of index.
Females in the Agricultural Labour Force and Nonformal Education for Rural Development in Ghana
Author: Miranda Greenstreet
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Category : Adult education of women
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Category : Adult education of women
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Labour Force Participation and Development
Author: Guy Standing
Publisher: Bernan Press(PA)
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher: Bernan Press(PA)
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Health Sector in Ghana
Author: Karima Saleh
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821396005
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This volume analyzes Ghana s health system performance and highlights the range of policy options needed to improve health system performance and health outcomes.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821396005
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This volume analyzes Ghana s health system performance and highlights the range of policy options needed to improve health system performance and health outcomes.
Ghana's Labor Market (1987-92)
Author: Sudharshan Canagarajah
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Languages : en
Pages :
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April 1997 The rate of return to education in Ghana increases with higher education and work experience. The return for each additional year of schooling ranges from 4 to 6 percent, quite high for a Sub-Saharan African country. Private and social returns to education are greater for primary than for secondary or postsecondary education. Using the household survey and other data sources, the authors analyze returns to education and other aspects of Ghana's labor market profile from 1987 to 1991. The labor force grew slower than the population did between 1980 and 1990, but the supply of labor is expected to increase as the population of youth is expected to grow faster from 1990 to 2000. And labor force participation rates for 26- to 45-year-olds have been increasing rapidly. Over time, the average labor force participation rates of women have become equal to men's; that of children younger than 15 has remained unchanged at 38 percent. More than half of Ghana's child laborers are employed in agriculture. The formal sector's share of employment is on the decline, while the private informal sector's share has increased, especially in urban areas. Over time, the informal sector (in which most workers have a primary education or less) has absorbed more labor than the formal sector (in which most workers have middle or secondary schooling). Unemployment is pervasive in urban areas, and is less visible in rural areas. Labor productivity may not have increased and is possibly declining. Between 1987 and 1992, there was reverse migration, with many people moving from urban to rural areas, mostly for family reasons. Employment-related migration has also been on the increase. As is true elsewhere, the level of education affects participation in the labor force. Literacy rates for women are lower than those for men, which is one reason men dominate the private formal sector. The rate of return to education increases with higher education and work experience. The return for each additional year of schooling ranges from 4 percent to 6 percent in Ghana, quite high for a Sub-Saharan African country. Private and social returns to education are greater for primary than for secondary or postsecondary education. This paper--a product of Human Development 3, Africa Technical Families--is part of a larger effort in the region to analyze the links between education and employment.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
April 1997 The rate of return to education in Ghana increases with higher education and work experience. The return for each additional year of schooling ranges from 4 to 6 percent, quite high for a Sub-Saharan African country. Private and social returns to education are greater for primary than for secondary or postsecondary education. Using the household survey and other data sources, the authors analyze returns to education and other aspects of Ghana's labor market profile from 1987 to 1991. The labor force grew slower than the population did between 1980 and 1990, but the supply of labor is expected to increase as the population of youth is expected to grow faster from 1990 to 2000. And labor force participation rates for 26- to 45-year-olds have been increasing rapidly. Over time, the average labor force participation rates of women have become equal to men's; that of children younger than 15 has remained unchanged at 38 percent. More than half of Ghana's child laborers are employed in agriculture. The formal sector's share of employment is on the decline, while the private informal sector's share has increased, especially in urban areas. Over time, the informal sector (in which most workers have a primary education or less) has absorbed more labor than the formal sector (in which most workers have middle or secondary schooling). Unemployment is pervasive in urban areas, and is less visible in rural areas. Labor productivity may not have increased and is possibly declining. Between 1987 and 1992, there was reverse migration, with many people moving from urban to rural areas, mostly for family reasons. Employment-related migration has also been on the increase. As is true elsewhere, the level of education affects participation in the labor force. Literacy rates for women are lower than those for men, which is one reason men dominate the private formal sector. The rate of return to education increases with higher education and work experience. The return for each additional year of schooling ranges from 4 percent to 6 percent in Ghana, quite high for a Sub-Saharan African country. Private and social returns to education are greater for primary than for secondary or postsecondary education. This paper--a product of Human Development 3, Africa Technical Families--is part of a larger effort in the region to analyze the links between education and employment.