GIL Top Policy Lessons on Increasing Women’s Youth Employment
Young women in Africa are less likely to be employed than young men, as a result of gaps in access to resources such as skills, time, and capital, and due to underlying social norms. Adolescence is a particularly critical time to intervene, as teenage pregnancy or dropping out of school can have severe impacts on future employment and earnings with significant consequences on their lives. At the macroeconomic level, investing in adolescent girls is also crucial for Sub-Saharan Africa`s demographic dividend.
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| Format: | Brief biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020-01
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| Subjects: | AFRICA GENDER POLICY, GENDER INNOVATION LAB, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, GENDER GAP, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, JOB SEARCH, GENDER BIAS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, IT TRAINING, ADOLESCENT GIRL, WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/477291578296327845/GIL-Top-Policy-Lessons-on-Increasing-Women-s-Youth-Employment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33137 |
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| Summary: | Young women in Africa are less likely to
be employed than young men, as a result of gaps in access to
resources such as skills, time, and capital, and due to
underlying social norms. Adolescence is a particularly
critical time to intervene, as teenage pregnancy or dropping
out of school can have severe impacts on future employment
and earnings with significant consequences on their lives.
At the macroeconomic level, investing in adolescent girls is
also crucial for Sub-Saharan Africa`s demographic dividend. |
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