Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Women farmers in the Western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) bear the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work. Women spend less time than men on their plots and more time on domestic work. The authors use a combination of consultations in th...

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Main Authors:	Donald, Aletheia, Vaillant, Julia, Campos, Francisco, Cucagna, Maria Emilia
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	EMPOWERMENT FEMALE FARMERS GENDER AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS CHILD CARE SERVICES TIME USE STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION CHILDCARE DOMESTIC WORK GENDER GAP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/711851533108583530/Caring-about-carework-lifting-constraints-to-the-productivity-of-women-farmers-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30118

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spelling	okr-10986-301182021-05-25T09:16:54Z Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Donald, Aletheia Vaillant, Julia Campos, Francisco Cucagna, Maria Emilia EMPOWERMENT FEMALE FARMERS GENDER AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS CHILD CARE SERVICES TIME USE STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION CHILDCARE DOMESTIC WORK GENDER GAP Women farmers in the Western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) bear the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work. Women spend less time than men on their plots and more time on domestic work. The authors use a combination of consultations in the field, desk research, and primary data collection to understand the patterns of time allocation in rural households in Western DRC. The gender differences in time allocation are striking where the female plot managers do 1 hour and 52 minutes more of domestic work per day than male plot managers. The gender differences are higher in male-headed households, and female plot managers spend significantly more time taking care of children when farming or going to market than their male counterparts. The agricultural productivity of female plot managers is on average twenty six percent lower than that of male plot managers. Having young children is associated with lower productivity for women but not for men. With the support of various stakeholders, the authors will pilot the provision of childcare services in the targeted region. The authors will rigorously evaluate the importance of these services on women’s time allocation to productive activities, as well as their productivity. 2018-08-02T19:53:02Z 2018-08-02T19:53:02Z 2018-07-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/711851533108583530/Caring-about-carework-lifting-constraints-to-the-productivity-of-women-farmers-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30118 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic	EMPOWERMENT FEMALE FARMERS GENDER AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS CHILD CARE SERVICES TIME USE STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION CHILDCARE DOMESTIC WORK GENDER GAP
spellingShingle	EMPOWERMENT FEMALE FARMERS GENDER AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS CHILD CARE SERVICES TIME USE STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION CHILDCARE DOMESTIC WORK GENDER GAP Donald, Aletheia Vaillant, Julia Campos, Francisco Cucagna, Maria Emilia Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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description	Women farmers in the Western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) bear the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work. Women spend less time than men on their plots and more time on domestic work. The authors use a combination of consultations in the field, desk research, and primary data collection to understand the patterns of time allocation in rural households in Western DRC. The gender differences in time allocation are striking where the female plot managers do 1 hour and 52 minutes more of domestic work per day than male plot managers. The gender differences are higher in male-headed households, and female plot managers spend significantly more time taking care of children when farming or going to market than their male counterparts. The agricultural productivity of female plot managers is on average twenty six percent lower than that of male plot managers. Having young children is associated with lower productivity for women but not for men. With the support of various stakeholders, the authors will pilot the provision of childcare services in the targeted region. The authors will rigorously evaluate the importance of these services on women’s time allocation to productive activities, as well as their productivity.
format	Working Paper
author	Donald, Aletheia Vaillant, Julia Campos, Francisco Cucagna, Maria Emilia
author_facet	Donald, Aletheia Vaillant, Julia Campos, Francisco Cucagna, Maria Emilia
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title	Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_short	Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_full	Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_fullStr	Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_full_unstemmed	Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
title_sort	caring about carework : lifting constraints to the productivity of women farmers in the democratic republic of the congo
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/711851533108583530/Caring-about-carework-lifting-constraints-to-the-productivity-of-women-farmers-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30118
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Caring about Carework : Lifting Constraints to the Productivity of Women Farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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