Women Managers and the Gender-Based Gap in Access to Education : Evidence from Firm-Level Data in Developing Countries

Several studies explore the differences in men’s and women’s labor market participation rates and wages. Some of these differences have been linked to gender disparities in education attainment and access. The present paper contributes to this lite...

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Main Authors:	Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	EMPOWERMENT WOMEN LEADERS ECONOMIC GROWTH GENDER INEQUALITY PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN SCHOOLING RICHER COUNTRIES ENROLLMENT BIAS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LABOR FORCE ENTREPRENEURS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION PUBLIC SERVICES POLICY DISCUSSIONS EDUCATION VARIABLES HIGHER ENROLLMENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLMENTS TRAINING PROGRAMS TERTIARY LEVELS LITERACY RATES LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER DISPARITY INTERNATIONAL BANK WOMEN OWNERS GENDER BIAS PARLIAMENTARY UNION ACCESS TO EDUCATION ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN ADULT LITERACY RATE LITERACY WORK EXPERIENCE SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC POLICY LABOR MARKET WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMEN GENDER GAP TRAINING GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES UNION FERTILITY RATES SEXUALITY BUSINESS OWNERSHIP INDUSTRIALIZATION ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FORMAL TRAINING FEMALE CHILDREN MARRIAGE RULE OF LAW FINANCE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT PROGRESS REGULATORY AGENCIES YOUNG MEN FEDERAL RESERVE INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT ENROLLMENT RATES FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CAPITAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT POLICIES WOMAN OWNERS SCIENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES LACK OF ACCESS VALUES SCHOOLS WOMAN FINANCIAL CAPITAL FAMILY EDUCATION LEVELS PARTICIPATION POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER ACCESS TO FINANCE POLICY MAKERS GENDER BANK LARGE CITIES LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT ENROLLMENT RATE ECONOMIC ATTITUDE HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE SOCIAL SCIENCE GENDER DISPARITIES POPULATIONS BULLETIN MASCULINITY POLICY ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ROLE MODELS PROFITABILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION LABOUR FORCE EDUCATION INVESTMENT SCHOOLING QUALITY EDUCATION ACCESS EQUALITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMINIST WAGE DIFFERENTIALS POLICY IMPLICATIONS LOWER FERTILITY POPULATION LABOR SUPPLY GIRLS GREATER ACCESS LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION LEADERSHIP POLICY RESEARCH IDS MARRIED WOMEN HOUSEHOLD DUTIES SOCIAL PROBLEMS PRIMARY EDUCATION FERTILITY GENDER DISCRIMINATION LABOUR SUPPLY WOMEN LABOR MARKETS IMPORTANT POLICY FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS SECONDARY EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY TERTIARY EDUCATION RATIO OF WOMEN IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION SMALL BUSINESSES LEGAL RIGHTS PARTICIPATION RATES GENDER EQUALITY WOMAN OWNER DEVELOPMENT POLICY INEQUALITY EMPLOYEES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24525031/women-managers-gender-based-gap-access-education-evidence-firm-level-data-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22007