Gender Gap in Earnings in Vietnam : Why Do Vietnamese Women Work in Lower Paid Occupations?

Gender Gap in Earnings in Vietnam : Why Do Vietnamese Women Work in Lower Paid Occupations?

Vietnam has achieved important progress in closing the gender gap in education and increasing women’s labor force participation. However, are women’s labor market opportunities on par with those of men? We analyze the gender earnings gap and establish that women’s propensity to work in lower pai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chowdhury, Iffat, Johnson, Hillary, Mannava, Aneesh, Perova, Elizaveta
Format: Brief
Language:Vietnamese
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
GENDER WAGE GAP
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
CHILDCARE
COMPENSATION
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/803791525064208800/Gender-gap-in-earnings-in-Vietnam-why-do-Vietnamese-women-work-in-lower-paid-occupations
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31485

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/803791525064208800/Gender-gap-in-earnings-in-Vietnam-why-do-Vietnamese-women-work-in-lower-paid-occupations
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31485

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