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Building livelihoods for rural youth: A gendered perspective

In: 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes

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  • Heckert, Jessica
  • Pereira, Audrey
  • Doss, Cheryl
  • Myers, Emily C.
  • Quisumbing, Agnes R.

Abstract

Young women and men in rural Africa are coming of age in rapidly changing local and global environments (National Research Council and Institute of Medicine 2005). Across the continent, countries are experiencing structural transformation (ST) as economies shift from labor-intensive and low-productivity activities, such as agriculture, to more productive and skill-intensive ones, such as manufacturing and services. Rural transformation (RT) is also under way in many countries, as rural economies, communities, and social institutions diversify (de Vries, Timmer, and de Vries 2015). Some countries are experiencing the demographic transition, as lags between declines in mortality and fertility rates have led to large youth cohorts (Bloom, Canning, and Sevilla 2003). Against this backdrop, the transition to adulthood has also changed. Compared with their parents, young people are staying in school longer, marrying later, and building their livelihoods from a broader range of economic sectors (Behrman and Sengupta 2005).

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  • Heckert, Jessica & Pereira, Audrey & Doss, Cheryl & Myers, Emily C. & Quisumbing, Agnes R., 2019. "Building livelihoods for rural youth: A gendered perspective," IFPRI book chapters, in: 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes, chapter 7, pages ReSAKSS97, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifpric:9780896293649_07
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    1. Stojetz,Wolfgang & Brück,Tilman, 2021. "The Double Burden of Female Protracted Displacement : Survey Evidence on Gendered Livelihoods in ElFasher, Darfur," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9824, The World Bank.

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