Does Mandating Nondiscrimination in Hiring Practices Influence Women's Employment? Evidence Using Firm-level Data

This study explores the relationship between mandating a nondiscrimination clause in hiring practices along gender lines and the employment of women versus men in fifty-eight developing countries. Using data from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys (2006–10), the study finds a strong positive r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21611