Economic development and barriers to (decent) work for women in SSA and MENA
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Keywords
gender equality; labour markets; labour force participation; female employment; occupational segregation; social norms; necessity entrepreneurship; decent work; barriers to employment;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ARA-2024-12-30 (MENA - Middle East and North Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2024-12-30 (Development)
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