Gender and growth in sub-Saharan Africa: Issues and evidence

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dc.contributor.authorBlackden, M.en
dc.contributor.authorCanagarajah, S.en
dc.contributor.authorKlasen, S.en
dc.contributor.authorLawson, D.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:29:44Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:29:44Zen
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThe article argues that gender inequality prevents sub-Saharan Africa from realizing its full economic potential. Women are not able to build the region's economy because of high fertility rates and gender gaps in employment, education, and access to agricultural inputs. Policies, legislation, and intra-household relations could be shaped to help improve women's employment in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. Labor- and time-saving infrastructure are identified as tools to enhance women's contribution to the economy. Addressing gender inequality should be a policy priority within the field of development economics.en
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dc.identifier5894en
dc.identifier.citationUnited Nations University: World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Research Paper No. 2006-37en
dc.identifier.isbn92-9190-805-3en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70020en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherHelsinki, Finland: UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)en
dc.relation.ispartofThis study is a revised version of the paper presented at the 17-18 June 2005 UNU-WIDER anniversary conference, ‘WIDER Thinking Ahead: The Future of Development Economics’, directed by George Mavrotas and Anthony Shorrocks.en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.rrojasdatabank.info/rp2006-37.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2006 by UNU-WIDER. All rights reserved.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectGrowthen
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleGender and growth in sub-Saharan Africa: Issues and evidenceen
dc.typeAbstracten
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