Forced Displacement, Gender, and Livelihoods : Refugees in Ethiopia

This study uses the Ethiopia Skills Profile Survey (2017) to examine the gender differences inlivelihood opportunities and activities between refugees and host communities. The results show that refugees aresignificantly less likely to be in employment, and that household characteristics influence women’s economicopportunities. While having a female household head, access to agricultural land, and the number of female adultsincreased female participation in economic activities, conversely, higher numbers of children in the householdsignificantly reduce women’s opportunities. Higher education attainment boosts both male and female refugees’participation in wage employment. Among refugees, Somali refugees have relatively better access to employmentopportunities compared to other refugee groups, especially refugees from South Sudan and Sudan.