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...
Main Authors: | Donald, Aletheia, Vaillant, Julia, Campos, Francisco, Cucagna, Maria Emilia |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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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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