Do Wage Subsidies Help Young Women Get Jobs?
Unemployment among young adults is a problem throughout the world, and it's of particular concern in the Middle East, where half the population is under the age of 25 and more than a quarter of those aged 15-24 are out of work. Young women far...
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okr-10986-170592021-04-23T14:03:33Z Do Wage Subsidies Help Young Women Get Jobs? World Bank ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS COLLEGE GRADUATES COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EFFECTIVE POLICIES EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPOWERING WOMEN EXAMS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FINDING JOBS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY JOB CREATION JOB EXPERIENCE JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB-SEEKERS JOBS JOBS CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES LEARNING LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT MARRIED WOMEN MENTAL HEALTH MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINIMUM WAGE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PAYROLL TAXES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRIMARY CONCERN PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOB PRIVATE SECTOR JOB MARKET RESEARCHERS SCHOOLING SELF-CONFIDENCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL SECURITY TEACHING TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITY DEGREE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WAGE SUBSIDIES WAGE SUBSIDY WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS WAGES WOMAN WORK EXPERIENCE WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MEN YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Unemployment among young adults is a problem throughout the world, and it's of particular concern in the Middle East, where half the population is under the age of 25 and more than a quarter of those aged 15-24 are out of work. Young women fare worse than men when it comes to finding jobs. Cultural norms can discourage them from working or traveling on their own, meaning that some young women never even make the transition into the workforce. How to reduce youth unemployment in general and give women a boost in particular is of key concern to policymakers and development groups trying to make a difference. But it's not yet clear what steps can reverse the problem. The World Bank understands that skills development and jobs creation is necessary to improving people's lives and helping countries meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. In order to build evidence of what works, the World Bank funded the Jordan New Work Opportunities for Women (NOW) pilot program, which was designed to encourage employment of female college graduates in Jordan through wage subsidy vouchers and soft skills training. Built into the project was an evaluation to measure the impact. Researchers found that vouchers did boost employment but only for as long as the vouchers were valid. After that, the new hires were let go or left their jobs. The high labor force participation rate is reflected in the baseline survey, when more than 90 percent of the young women said they wanted to look for work after graduation and more than 80 percent preferred the public sector. They also had a very positive outlook, with 82 percent saying they expected to have a job within 6 months (the reality is that 40 percent of community college graduates find at least one job within the first year and a half after entering the labor market). 2014-02-18T17:47:32Z 2014-02-18T17:47:32Z 2012-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17113065/wage-subsidies-help-young-women-jobs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17059 English en_US From evidence to policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Jordan |
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ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS COLLEGE GRADUATES COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EFFECTIVE POLICIES EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPOWERING WOMEN EXAMS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FINDING JOBS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY JOB CREATION JOB EXPERIENCE JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB-SEEKERS JOBS JOBS CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES LEARNING LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT MARRIED WOMEN MENTAL HEALTH MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINIMUM WAGE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PAYROLL TAXES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRIMARY CONCERN PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOB PRIVATE SECTOR JOB MARKET RESEARCHERS SCHOOLING SELF-CONFIDENCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL SECURITY TEACHING TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITY DEGREE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WAGE SUBSIDIES WAGE SUBSIDY WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS WAGES WOMAN WORK EXPERIENCE WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MEN YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT |
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ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS COLLEGE GRADUATES COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EFFECTIVE POLICIES EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPOWERING WOMEN EXAMS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FINDING JOBS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY JOB CREATION JOB EXPERIENCE JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB-SEEKERS JOBS JOBS CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES LEARNING LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT MARRIED WOMEN MENTAL HEALTH MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINIMUM WAGE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PAYROLL TAXES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRIMARY CONCERN PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR JOB PRIVATE SECTOR JOB MARKET RESEARCHERS SCHOOLING SELF-CONFIDENCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL SECURITY TEACHING TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITY DEGREE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES WAGE SUBSIDIES WAGE SUBSIDY WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS WAGES WOMAN WORK EXPERIENCE WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG MEN YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT World Bank Do Wage Subsidies Help Young Women Get Jobs? |
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Unemployment among young adults is a
problem throughout the world, and it's of particular
concern in the Middle East, where half the population is
under the age of 25 and more than a quarter of those aged
15-24 are out of work. Young women fare worse than men when
it comes to finding jobs. Cultural norms can discourage them
from working or traveling on their own, meaning that some
young women never even make the transition into the
workforce. How to reduce youth unemployment in general and
give women a boost in particular is of key concern to
policymakers and development groups trying to make a
difference. But it's not yet clear what steps can
reverse the problem. The World Bank understands that skills
development and jobs creation is necessary to improving
people's lives and helping countries meet the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals. In order to build
evidence of what works, the World Bank funded the Jordan New
Work Opportunities for Women (NOW) pilot program, which was
designed to encourage employment of female college graduates
in Jordan through wage subsidy vouchers and soft skills
training. Built into the project was an evaluation to
measure the impact. Researchers found that vouchers did
boost employment but only for as long as the vouchers were
valid. After that, the new hires were let go or left their
jobs. The high labor force participation rate is reflected
in the baseline survey, when more than 90 percent of the
young women said they wanted to look for work after
graduation and more than 80 percent preferred the public
sector. They also had a very positive outlook, with 82
percent saying they expected to have a job within 6 months
(the reality is that 40 percent of community college
graduates find at least one job within the first year and a
half after entering the labor market). |
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Do Wage Subsidies Help Young Women Get Jobs? |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17113065/wage-subsidies-help-young-women-jobs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17059 |
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