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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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | Vietnamese |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| 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 |
| Summary: | 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 paid occupations is a major culprit in the emergence of a gender
earnings gap. We provide suggestive evidence of why women choose to
work in lower paid occupations. |
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