Essays about: "female labor force participation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 40 essays containing the words female labor force participation.

  1. 6. Globaliation and Female Labor Force Participation : The case of Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Tifuh Regine Check; [2022]
    Keywords : Globalization; Female; Africa; Labor force participation; Gender; Development.;

    Abstract : Female labor force participation is an essential factor for the economic andsocio-economic development of nations. Closing gender gaps on the Africanlabor market is thus not just a fairness issue, it is good economics. READ MORE

  3. 7. Oil: a curse for gender equality? Evidence from Latin America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Carolina Andrade Pazmino; [2021]
    Keywords : Resource Curse; Gender Equality; Latin America; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Latin America is considered the most unequal region of the world - and also, its second largest oil producer. Using prior research on resource curse and its potential effects on democracy in the mentioned area, combined with research on gender equality in the Middle East - this paper aims to explore the existence of a potential statistical relationship between oil and gender equality. READ MORE

  4. 8. Gender Equality in the Labor Force : How is the proportion of seats held by women in the national parliament related to the female education level?

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Hui Zhang; Clara Bergman; [2021]
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    Abstract : This study aims to examine the relationship between the ratio of seats held by women in parliament and the years of female education. The study is a cross-national study across 91 countries that uses the average value of data from 2014 to 2018. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Future of Female is U - a cross-country study of the U-shaped relationship between economic development and female labor force participation during the time period 1991-2016

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Irem Ucan; [2021]
    Keywords : Female labor force participation; economic development; Feminization U; cross- country analysis; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between economic development and female labor force participation within the theoretical framework of Feminization U for 47 countries over the time period 1991 and 2016, and the effects of economic and socioeconomic factors on female labor force participation. The examination is explored through the employment of fixed effects model, and the basis for the statistical analysis is pooled panel data on the countries for the given time period. READ MORE

  6. 10. Is sales performance amongst Rwandan enterprises gender based? : A cross-sectional study based on the Enterprise Survey from 2019

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adenike Laestander Jacobs; Klaudia Lennerling; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender; Entrepreneurship; Rwanda; Gender gap; Sales Performance; World Bank Enterprise Survey;

    Abstract : Over the past two decades Rwanda has done outstanding work that has promoted female empowerment. The development resulted in a majorit of women in parliament, ensuring girls' education and high female participation in the labor force. READ MORE