Women at Work

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dc.creatorDevoto, Florencia
dc.creatorGalasso, Emanuela
dc.creatorBeegle, Kathleen
dc.creatorBrodmann, Stefanie
dc.date2024-09-18T18:24:35Z
dc.date2024-09-18T18:24:35Z
dc.date2024-09-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:33:53Z
dc.descriptionIn some developing countries, women’s labor force participation remains persistently low. This gives rise to questions regarding what types of employment opportunities or interventions can draw women into work in such contexts. In this study in urban Djibouti, with restrictive gender norms and very low female employment rates, women were randomly offered the opportunity to be employed in a public works program designed specifically to facilitate their participation. Program take-up is very high, and most participants do not delegate their work opportunity to another adult. However, in the medium term after the program ends, women who receive the temporary employment offer revert back to non participation in the labor market. These results suggest that while social norms can be a deterrent to women’s work in settings with very low employment rates, women will participate in work opportunities when they are offered and suitable.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099403209162414125/IDU17b26efef1ad3814dcd1b0db17b1018e75b50
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42160
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-10906
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406217
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; 10906
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectSDG 5
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.titleWomen at Work
dc.titleEvidence from a Randomized Experiment in Urban Djibouti
dc.typeWorking Paper

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