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Addressing Gender-Based Segregation through Information: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in the Republic of Congo

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  • Marine Gassier
  • Léa Rouanet
  • Lacina Traore

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This paper tests the effect of randomly providing information on trade-specific earnings on trade choice of men and women applying to a vocational training program in the Republic of Congo. When receiving this information, both men and women apply to be trained in more lucrative trades. As a result, treated women are 28.6% more likely to apply to a traditionally male-dominated trade. These findings suggest that this kind of low-cost information intervention can be an effective way to reduce the gender gap in earnings.

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  • Marine Gassier & Léa Rouanet & Lacina Traore, 2024. "Addressing Gender-Based Segregation through Information: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in the Republic of Congo," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 73(1), pages 167-193.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/726710
    DOI: 10.1086/726710
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