How Do Women Fare in Rural Non-Farm Economy?

Fuje, Habtamu

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: GENDER;    RURAL ECONOMY;    RURAL LABOR MARKET;    EMPLOYMENT;   

RP-ID  :  WPS8080

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper studies the gender-baseddifferences in access to and return from economic activitiesin the rural non-farm economy (RNFE) using panel datasetsfrom Uganda and Ethiopia. The results show thatfemale-headed households have limited access to paidemployment and self-employment in the sector, particularlyin some industries. These households also earn lower returnsfrom RNFE than male-headed households, and the gross returngap is much higher in Uganda than in Ethiopia. Furthermore,endowment differences do not explain the return gap inEthiopia, and only partially explain the gap in Uganda.