Explaining Gender Differences in Economic Outcomes in Burkina Faso
Gender equality is central to economic development. This paper examines gender gaps in Burkina Faso and find that women’s labor force participation is 10 percentage points lower than men’s in 2019, while their wage earnings are 82 percent lower, business revenues are 61 percent lower, and value of agricultural production is 61 percent lower. Nationally, gender gaps in labor force participation, business revenues and crop sales are unchanged when compared to 2014 but increased significantly for wage earnings and (to a lesser extent) for harvest value. The gender gap in labor force participation increased in urban areas, while the northern part of Burkina Faso witnessed large increases in the business revenue gender gap. The wage gap increased most in more rural regions. Results from decomposition analysis show that women’s lack of capital and male workers, lack of control over income and lower economic benefits from marriage—along with lower levels of skills and farming inputs—have the largest associations with the gaps. The paper reviews evidence-based policy options for tackling the identified gaps for each sector, which include providing vocational skills to women, improving their access to capital, increasing the effectiveness of agricultural extension services and expanding the provision of childcare services and gender norms interventions.
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2024-06-20
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| Subjects: | GENDER, PRODUCTIVITY, BURKINA FASO, GENDER EQUALITY, SDG 5, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, SDG 8, AFRICA GENDER POLICY, GENDER INNOVATION LAB, WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS, WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099903406182425283/IDU14088c061170f6145fe1b1e811d6dd52637a3 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41742 |
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| Summary: | Gender equality is central to
economic development. This paper examines gender gaps in
Burkina Faso and find that women’s labor force participation
is 10 percentage points lower than men’s in 2019, while
their wage earnings are 82 percent lower, business revenues
are 61 percent lower, and value of agricultural production
is 61 percent lower. Nationally, gender gaps in labor force
participation, business revenues and crop sales are
unchanged when compared to 2014 but increased significantly
for wage earnings and (to a lesser extent) for harvest
value. The gender gap in labor force participation increased
in urban areas, while the northern part of Burkina Faso
witnessed large increases in the business revenue gender
gap. The wage gap increased most in more rural regions.
Results from decomposition analysis show that women’s lack
of capital and male workers, lack of control over income and
lower economic benefits from marriage—along with lower
levels of skills and farming inputs—have the largest
associations with the gaps. The paper reviews evidence-based
policy options for tackling the identified gaps for each
sector, which include providing vocational skills to women,
improving their access to capital, increasing the
effectiveness of agricultural extension services and
expanding the provision of childcare services and gender
norms interventions. |
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