Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria

As Nigeria faces the immediate challenge of stimulating economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and corresponding economic shocks, it also can address the sizable gender gaps that undermine women’s economic empowerment...

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Main Author:	World Bank
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Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2022
Subjects:	AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099000003032278094/P1740380dc16e506c093130997a7fb664f6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37225

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spelling	okr-10986-372252022-04-20T05:10:44Z Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria World Bank AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS As Nigeria faces the immediate challenge of stimulating economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and corresponding economic shocks, it also can address the sizable gender gaps that undermine women’s economic empowerment and hinder inclusive economic growth. Gender disparities in earnings not only hold back the Nigerian economy, they also represent an opportunity: closing the gender gaps in key economic sectors could yield additional gains of US9.3 billion dollars or up to US22.9 billion dollars. Women’s economic empowerment will also be key to accelerating a demographic transition and reaping the gains of a demographic dividend. Drawing on data from the most recent Nigeria General Household Survey (2018-2019), this report makes five critical contributions: (1) highlighting the gender gaps in labor force participation; (2) documenting the magnitude and drivers of the gender gaps in key economic sectors; (3) diving deep into three contextual constraints: land, livestock, and occupational segregation; (4) measuring the costs of the gender gaps; and (5) offering policy and programming recommendations of innovative options to close the gender gaps. 2022-03-28T19:19:48Z 2022-03-28T19:19:48Z 2022-03-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099000003032278094/P1740380dc16e506c093130997a7fb664f6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37225 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Report Publications & Research Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Nigeria
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description	As Nigeria faces the immediate challenge of stimulating economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and corresponding economic shocks, it also can address the sizable gender gaps that undermine women’s economic empowerment and hinder inclusive economic growth. Gender disparities in earnings not only hold back the Nigerian economy, they also represent an opportunity: closing the gender gaps in key economic sectors could yield additional gains of US9.3 billion dollars or up to US22.9 billion dollars. Women’s economic empowerment will also be key to accelerating a demographic transition and reaping the gains of a demographic dividend. Drawing on data from the most recent Nigeria General Household Survey (2018-2019), this report makes five critical contributions: (1) highlighting the gender gaps in labor force participation; (2) documenting the magnitude and drivers of the gender gaps in key economic sectors; (3) diving deep into three contextual constraints: land, livestock, and occupational segregation; (4) measuring the costs of the gender gaps; and (5) offering policy and programming recommendations of innovative options to close the gender gaps.
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title	Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
title_short	Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
title_full	Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
title_fullStr	Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
title_sort	closing gaps, increasing opportunities : a diagnostic on women’s economic empowerment in nigeria
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Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria

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