Africa Gender Innovation Lab Ethiopia Gender Diagnostic : Building the Evidence Base to Address Gender Inequality in Ethiopia

Buehren, Niklas ; Goldstein, Markus ; Gonzalez, Paula ; Hagos, Adiam ; Kirkwood, Daniel ; Paskov, Patricia ; Poulin, Michelle ; Raja, Chandni

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AFRICA GENDER POLICY;    GENDER INNOVATION LAB;    GENDER GAP;    GENDER INEQUALITY;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY;   

RP-ID  :  135476

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Ethiopia has made remarkable economicprogress over the past decade, achieving high gross domesticproduct (GDP) growth and dramatically reducing poverty.Despite this success, current gender gaps show thatchallenges remain to realizing inclusive growth and the fullpotential of women’s economic empowerment. In Ethiopia,women still lag men on several important economicindicators, including employment rate, agriculturalproductivity, earnings from self-employment, and wageincome. While the Government of Ethiopia has already madesignificant commitments and investments aiming to close thecountry’s gender gaps, new data offer an opportunity togenerate critical evidence to strategically target theseinvestments. For this reason, the Africa gender innovationlab’s (GIL) Ethiopia gender diagnostic report providesinnovative analysis on the root causes and drivers of genderinequality in Ethiopia. Using data from the latest round ofthe Ethiopia socioeconomic survey (2015-2016) and anestablished statistical approach, the report examines thecountry’s gender gaps in employment, agriculturalproductivity, and income from self- and wage employment. Itpresents specific policy areas for the government to targetin addressing the constraints faced by female workers,farmers, and business owners. The key findings and policyrecommendations are discussed in the report.