GIL Top Policy Lessons on Increasing Women’s Youth Employment

Young women in Africa are less likely to be employed than young men, as a result of gaps in access to resources such as skills, time, and capital, and due to underlying social norms. Adolescence is a particularly critical time to intervene, as teen...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB YOUTH EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION UNEMPLOYMENT GENDER GAP WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT JOB SEARCH GENDER BIAS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IT TRAINING ADOLESCENT GIRL WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/477291578296327845/GIL-Top-Policy-Lessons-on-Increasing-Women-s-Youth-Employment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33137

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spelling	okr-10986-331372021-05-25T10:54:39Z GIL Top Policy Lessons on Increasing Women’s Youth Employment World Bank AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB YOUTH EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION UNEMPLOYMENT GENDER GAP WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT JOB SEARCH GENDER BIAS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IT TRAINING ADOLESCENT GIRL WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Young women in Africa are less likely to be employed than young men, as a result of gaps in access to resources such as skills, time, and capital, and due to underlying social norms. Adolescence is a particularly critical time to intervene, as teenage pregnancy or dropping out of school can have severe impacts on future employment and earnings with significant consequences on their lives. At the macroeconomic level, investing in adolescent girls is also crucial for Sub-Saharan Africa`s demographic dividend. 2020-01-07T16:20:36Z 2020-01-07T16:20:36Z 2020-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/477291578296327845/GIL-Top-Policy-Lessons-on-Increasing-Women-s-Youth-Employment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33137 English Gender Innovation Lab; 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 Sub-Saharan Africa Nigeria Uganda
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topic	AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB YOUTH EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION UNEMPLOYMENT GENDER GAP WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT JOB SEARCH GENDER BIAS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IT TRAINING ADOLESCENT GIRL WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
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description	Young women in Africa are less likely to be employed than young men, as a result of gaps in access to resources such as skills, time, and capital, and due to underlying social norms. Adolescence is a particularly critical time to intervene, as teenage pregnancy or dropping out of school can have severe impacts on future employment and earnings with significant consequences on their lives. At the macroeconomic level, investing in adolescent girls is also crucial for Sub-Saharan Africa`s demographic dividend.
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author	World Bank
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title	GIL Top Policy Lessons on Increasing Women’s Youth Employment
title_short	GIL Top Policy Lessons on Increasing Women’s Youth Employment
title_full	GIL Top Policy Lessons on Increasing Women’s Youth Employment
title_fullStr	GIL Top Policy Lessons on Increasing Women’s Youth Employment
title_full_unstemmed	GIL Top Policy Lessons on Increasing Women’s Youth Employment
title_sort	gil top policy lessons on increasing women’s youth employment
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/477291578296327845/GIL-Top-Policy-Lessons-on-Increasing-Women-s-Youth-Employment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33137
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