Forced Displacement, Gender, and Livelihoods : Refugees in Ethiopia
This study uses the Ethiopia Skills Profile Survey (2017) to examine the gender differences in livelihood opportunities and activities between refugees and host communities. The results show that refugees are significantly less likely to be in empl...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/754711638209414704/Forced-Displacement-Gender-and-Livelihoods-Refugees-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36638 |
| Summary: | This study uses the Ethiopia Skills
Profile Survey (2017) to examine the gender differences in
livelihood opportunities and activities between refugees and
host communities. The results show that refugees are
significantly less likely to be in employment, and that
household characteristics influence women’s economic
opportunities. While having a female household head, access
to agricultural land, and the number of female adults
increased female participation in economic activities,
conversely, higher numbers of children in the household
significantly reduce women’s opportunities. Higher education
attainment boosts both male and female refugees’
participation in wage employment. Among refugees, Somali
refugees have relatively better access to employment
opportunities compared to other refugee groups, especially
refugees from South Sudan and Sudan. |
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