Women’s Labor Force Participation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq : A Study of Social and Psychological Barriers

Women’s Labor Force Participation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq : A Study of Social and Psychological Barriers

Women’s labor force participation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is very low, at 14 percent. This paper investigates a number of social and psychological barriers to participation, using recent methods in the measurement of social norms and cultur...

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Main Authors: Iman, Sen, Afif, Zeina, Gauri, Varun, Mohamed, Gohdar
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:
WOMENS LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
FEMALE JOB SEEKERS
LABOR MARKET
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
TRADITIONAL ROLES
ROLE OF WOMEN IN KURDISTAN
BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099728304282234440/IDU03d4388360c37c04149090b60d078abce3838
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37365

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099728304282234440/IDU03d4388360c37c04149090b60d078abce3838
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37365

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