Author: Betty Ikanza
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Languages : en
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Towards Economic Empowerment of Women Making Unpaid Domestic and Care Work Count: Policy Implications for Uganda
Author: Betty Ikanza
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Women's Economic Empowerment
Author: Kate Grantham
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000340341
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This book investigates the barriers to women’s economic empowerment in the Global South. Drawing on evidence from a wide range of countries, the book outlines important lessons and practical solutions for promoting gender equality. Despite global progress in closing gender gaps in education and health, women’s economic empowerment has lagged behind, with little evidence that economic growth promotes gender equality. International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) programme was set up to provide policy lessons, insights, and concrete solutions that could lead to advances in gender equality, particularly on the role of institutions and macroeconomic growth, barriers to labour market access for women, and the impact of women’s care responsibilities. This book showcases rigorous and multi-disciplinary research emerging from this ground-breaking programme, covering topics such as the school-to-work transition, child marriage, unpaid domestic work and childcare, labour market segregation, and the power of social and cultural norms that prevent women from fully participating in better paid sectors of the economy. With a range of rich case studies from Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book is perfect for students, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on women’s economic empowerment and gender equality in the Global South.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000340341
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This book investigates the barriers to women’s economic empowerment in the Global South. Drawing on evidence from a wide range of countries, the book outlines important lessons and practical solutions for promoting gender equality. Despite global progress in closing gender gaps in education and health, women’s economic empowerment has lagged behind, with little evidence that economic growth promotes gender equality. International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) programme was set up to provide policy lessons, insights, and concrete solutions that could lead to advances in gender equality, particularly on the role of institutions and macroeconomic growth, barriers to labour market access for women, and the impact of women’s care responsibilities. This book showcases rigorous and multi-disciplinary research emerging from this ground-breaking programme, covering topics such as the school-to-work transition, child marriage, unpaid domestic work and childcare, labour market segregation, and the power of social and cultural norms that prevent women from fully participating in better paid sectors of the economy. With a range of rich case studies from Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book is perfect for students, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on women’s economic empowerment and gender equality in the Global South.
Who Cares?
Author: Aatif Somji
Publisher: Graduate Institute Publications
ISBN: 294060018X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Gender gaps present themselves in a number of different ways across labour markets, consistently to the detriment of females. Gender gaps are well documented in the returns to capital of microenterprises, which provide substantial employment opportunities for those in low- and middle-income countries. The puzzle for academics and policymakers concerned with issues of gender, labour and development is to understand why these gender gaps exist across microenterprises and what can be done to address them. This ePaper seeks to contribute to these academic and policy debates, using a feminist framework to explore unpaid care and domestic work as one potential explanatory factor. Analyses of primary data collected from women micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda suggest that unpaid care and domestic work is a significant constraint to female microenterprise development. The key implication of this finding is that gender gaps in microenterprise could potentially be narrowed by addressing gender inequality in unpaid work. This requires investing in social and physical infrastructure to reduce the total time spent on unpaid work, and addressing the social norms around its gendered distribution – redistributing unpaid work more equitably between males and females. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations.
Publisher: Graduate Institute Publications
ISBN: 294060018X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Gender gaps present themselves in a number of different ways across labour markets, consistently to the detriment of females. Gender gaps are well documented in the returns to capital of microenterprises, which provide substantial employment opportunities for those in low- and middle-income countries. The puzzle for academics and policymakers concerned with issues of gender, labour and development is to understand why these gender gaps exist across microenterprises and what can be done to address them. This ePaper seeks to contribute to these academic and policy debates, using a feminist framework to explore unpaid care and domestic work as one potential explanatory factor. Analyses of primary data collected from women micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda suggest that unpaid care and domestic work is a significant constraint to female microenterprise development. The key implication of this finding is that gender gaps in microenterprise could potentially be narrowed by addressing gender inequality in unpaid work. This requires investing in social and physical infrastructure to reduce the total time spent on unpaid work, and addressing the social norms around its gendered distribution – redistributing unpaid work more equitably between males and females. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations.
Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya
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Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821369202
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This book examines the legal, administrative, and regulatory barriers that are preventing women in Kenya from contributing fully to the Kenyan economy. Building on the 2004 FIAS Improving the Commercial Legal Framework and Removing Administrative and Regulatory Barriers to Investment report, this study looks at the bureaucratic barriers facing women in Kenya through a gender lens.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821369202
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This book examines the legal, administrative, and regulatory barriers that are preventing women in Kenya from contributing fully to the Kenyan economy. Building on the 2004 FIAS Improving the Commercial Legal Framework and Removing Administrative and Regulatory Barriers to Investment report, this study looks at the bureaucratic barriers facing women in Kenya through a gender lens.
Women's Economic Empowerment and Care
Author: Women's Economic Empowerment and Care (Project)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789970509164
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789970509164
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Breaking Down Barriers to Women's Economic Empowerment
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Languages : en
Pages : 115
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Languages : en
Pages : 115
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Unpaid Care Work and Women Empowerment in Uganda
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Unpaid care work -- Paid labour force -- Women empowerment -- Gender.
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Unpaid care work -- Paid labour force -- Women empowerment -- Gender.
Women's Minimum Demands to Political Parties and Organizations
Author: Uganda Women's Network
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Category : Political parties
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Category : Political parties
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Women, Business and the Law 2018
Author: World Bank Group
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464812535
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field so that the rules for operating in the worlds of work and business apply equally regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law 2018, the fifth edition in a series, examines laws affecting women’s economic inclusion in 189 economies worldwide. It tracks progress that has been made over the past two years while identifying opportunities for reform to ensure economic empowerment for all. The report updates all indicators as of June 1, 2017 and explores new areas of research, including financial inclusion.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464812535
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field so that the rules for operating in the worlds of work and business apply equally regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law 2018, the fifth edition in a series, examines laws affecting women’s economic inclusion in 189 economies worldwide. It tracks progress that has been made over the past two years while identifying opportunities for reform to ensure economic empowerment for all. The report updates all indicators as of June 1, 2017 and explores new areas of research, including financial inclusion.
Gender and Economic Growth in Uganda
Author: Amanda Ellis
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Extrait de la préface : "Women are already a powerful force for growth in Africa. They are economic actors : workers, property owners, and entrepreneus. Recognizing this fact is the first step to ensuring that women have fair access to the labor market, enjoy full rights to own property, and do not face even greater barriers to doing business than men do. ... Gender and economic growth in Uganda assesses the legal and administrative barriers faced by women, as identified by the World Bank Group's Foreign Investment Adisory Service (FIAS) and the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Gender-Entrepreneurship-Markets Unit."
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Extrait de la préface : "Women are already a powerful force for growth in Africa. They are economic actors : workers, property owners, and entrepreneus. Recognizing this fact is the first step to ensuring that women have fair access to the labor market, enjoy full rights to own property, and do not face even greater barriers to doing business than men do. ... Gender and economic growth in Uganda assesses the legal and administrative barriers faced by women, as identified by the World Bank Group's Foreign Investment Adisory Service (FIAS) and the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Gender-Entrepreneurship-Markets Unit."