Investing in Childcare for Women's Economic Empowerment
Two thirds of sub-Saharan Africa’s citizens depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Women make up a large part of the agricultural workforce: in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), over 80 percent of women work in farming compared to 6...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/325461534271550919/Investing-in-childcare-for-womens-economic-empowerment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30273 |
| Summary: | Two thirds of sub-Saharan Africa’s
citizens depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Women
make up a large part of the agricultural workforce: in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), over 80 percent of
women work in farming compared to 60 percent of men.
However, women face a variety of constraints which limit the
time they can devote to working or supervising farm labor
and reduce the productivity of their plots. Increasing
women’s agricultural productivity has the potential not only
to improve their own economic status, but also to enhance
economic growth and food security in their communities. The
Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) used 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, and to assess the factors
to consider when designing effective interventions aimed at
increasing women’s agricultural productivity. |
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