Are There More Female Managers in the Retail Sector? Evidence from Survey Data in Developing Countries

Are There More Female Managers in the Retail Sector? Evidence from Survey Data in Developing Countries

This paper uses firm-level data for 87 developing countries to analyze how the likelihood of a firm having female vs. male top manager varies across sectors. The service sector is often considered to be more favorable toward women compared with men...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CITIES
CRIME
DISCRIMINATION
DIVISION OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTRY BARRIERS
FEMALE
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
FEMALES
FEMINIST
FIRM LEVEL
FIRMS
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER INEQUALITY
GENDER-BASED DISPARITIES
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
HUMAN CAPITAL
JOBS
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR ORGANIZATION
LABOR RELATIONS
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATIONS
PARTY
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
REGULATORY BURDEN
SERVICE SECTOR
SERVICE SECTORS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL FIRMS
WILL
WOMEN WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19432369/more-female-managers-retail-sector-evidence-survey-data-developing-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18328

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19432369/more-female-managers-retail-sector-evidence-survey-data-developing-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18328

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