Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria

Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria

Occupational sex segregation is a key driver of the gender gap in earnings. Using data from 11,691 aspiring agribusiness entrepreneurs across five states in Nigeria, this paper explores the gender gap in the sectoral choice decision, and especially...

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Main Authors: Das, Smita, Delavallade, Clara, Fashogbon, Ayodele, Ogunleye, Wale, Papineni, Sreelakshmi
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
GENDER
SOCIAL NORMS
OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION
AGRICULTURE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/307211623358663225/Occupational-Sex-Segregation-in-Agriculture-Evidence-on-Gender-Norms-and-Socio-Emotional-Skills-in-Nigeria
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spelling okr-10986-357652021-08-16T17:03:58Z Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria Das, Smita Delavallade, Clara Fashogbon, Ayodele Ogunleye, Wale Papineni, Sreelakshmi GENDER SOCIAL NORMS OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION AGRICULTURE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE Occupational sex segregation is a key driver of the gender gap in earnings. Using data from 11,691 aspiring agribusiness entrepreneurs across five states in Nigeria, this paper explores the gender gap in the sectoral choice decision, and especially the role played by norms around gender roles. When given a choice of 11 agricultural value chains in a government program, the majority (54 percent) of the entrepreneurs chose to enter into poultry, a value chain with relatively lower profit potential, and women were more likely to choose poultry than men. This paper finds evidence of more restrictive gender norms in Northern States, which lowers women’s likelihood of crossing over to potentially more lucrative value chains. The gender gap in sectoral choice is also attributed to differences in work experience especially in agricultural activities and in the chosen value chain, as well as in land ownership and differential access to tertiary-level education. The paper shows that women with more experience in male-dominated value chains exhibit lower self-efficacy, which could reflect the challenges they face when deviating from social norms to operate within these sectors. 2021-06-17T15:44:39Z 2021-06-17T15:44:39Z 2021-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/307211623358663225/Occupational-Sex-Segregation-in-Agriculture-Evidence-on-Gender-Norms-and-Socio-Emotional-Skills-in-Nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35765 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9695 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Nigeria
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topic GENDER
SOCIAL NORMS
OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION
AGRICULTURE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
spellingShingle GENDER
SOCIAL NORMS
OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION
AGRICULTURE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
Das, Smita
Delavallade, Clara
Fashogbon, Ayodele
Ogunleye, Wale
Papineni, Sreelakshmi
Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria
geographic_facet Africa
Africa Western and Central (AFW)
Nigeria
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9695
description Occupational sex segregation is a key driver of the gender gap in earnings. Using data from 11,691 aspiring agribusiness entrepreneurs across five states in Nigeria, this paper explores the gender gap in the sectoral choice decision, and especially the role played by norms around gender roles. When given a choice of 11 agricultural value chains in a government program, the majority (54 percent) of the entrepreneurs chose to enter into poultry, a value chain with relatively lower profit potential, and women were more likely to choose poultry than men. This paper finds evidence of more restrictive gender norms in Northern States, which lowers women’s likelihood of crossing over to potentially more lucrative value chains. The gender gap in sectoral choice is also attributed to differences in work experience especially in agricultural activities and in the chosen value chain, as well as in land ownership and differential access to tertiary-level education. The paper shows that women with more experience in male-dominated value chains exhibit lower self-efficacy, which could reflect the challenges they face when deviating from social norms to operate within these sectors.
format Working Paper
author Das, Smita
Delavallade, Clara
Fashogbon, Ayodele
Ogunleye, Wale
Papineni, Sreelakshmi
author_facet Das, Smita
Delavallade, Clara
Fashogbon, Ayodele
Ogunleye, Wale
Papineni, Sreelakshmi
author_sort Das, Smita
title Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria
title_short Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria
title_full Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria
title_fullStr Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Occupational Sex Segregation in Agriculture : Evidence on Gender Norms and Socio-Emotional Skills in Nigeria
title_sort occupational sex segregation in agriculture : evidence on gender norms and socio-emotional skills in nigeria
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/307211623358663225/Occupational-Sex-Segregation-in-Agriculture-Evidence-on-Gender-Norms-and-Socio-Emotional-Skills-in-Nigeria
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