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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Main Authors: Donald, Aletheia, Campos, Francisco, Vaillant, Julia, Cucagna, Maria Emilia
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: 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
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spelling okr-10986-302732021-09-17T05:11:38Z Investing in Childcare for Women's Economic Empowerment Donald, Aletheia Campos, Francisco Vaillant, Julia Cucagna, Maria Emilia AFRICA GENDER POLICY CHILDCARE EMPOWERMENT DOMESTIC WORK WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE GENDER INNOVATION LAB 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. 2018-08-21T19:45:11Z 2018-08-21T19:45:11Z 2018-08 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/325461534271550919/Investing-in-childcare-for-womens-economic-empowerment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30273 English Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief,no. 27.; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic AFRICA GENDER POLICY
CHILDCARE
EMPOWERMENT
DOMESTIC WORK
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
spellingShingle AFRICA GENDER POLICY
CHILDCARE
EMPOWERMENT
DOMESTIC WORK
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
Donald, Aletheia
Campos, Francisco
Vaillant, Julia
Cucagna, Maria Emilia
Investing in Childcare for Women's Economic Empowerment
geographic_facet Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of
relation Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief,no. 27.;
description 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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author Donald, Aletheia
Campos, Francisco
Vaillant, Julia
Cucagna, Maria Emilia
author_facet Donald, Aletheia
Campos, Francisco
Vaillant, Julia
Cucagna, Maria Emilia
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title Investing in Childcare for Women's Economic Empowerment
title_short Investing in Childcare for Women's Economic Empowerment
title_full Investing in Childcare for Women's Economic Empowerment
title_fullStr Investing in Childcare for Women's Economic Empowerment
title_full_unstemmed Investing in Childcare for Women's Economic Empowerment
title_sort investing in childcare for women's economic empowerment
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/325461534271550919/Investing-in-childcare-for-womens-economic-empowerment
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