Costing the Gender Gap
In sub-Saharan Africa women comprise a large proportion of the agricultural labor force, yet they are consistently found to be less productive than male farmers. The gender gap in agricultural productivity-measured by the value of agricultural prod...
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okr-10986-254522021-04-23T14:04:31Z Costing the Gender Gap Goldstein, Markus Westman, Moa Torkelsson, Asa UNDP WOMEN FARMERS LAND AGRICULTURAL LABOR FOOD SECURITY CROP PRODUCTION FERTILIZER PRODUCTION GENDER GAP CROP WHO CASH CROPS FARM POVERTY FAMILY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE GENDER CULTIVATION INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY PESTICIDE LABOR FORCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY MALE STRESS INCOMES WOMEN AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER USE FARMERS CULTIVATED LAND UNEP CROPS ECONOMICS EXPORT CROPS PRODUCE WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY In sub-Saharan Africa women comprise a large proportion of the agricultural labor force, yet they are consistently found to be less productive than male farmers. The gender gap in agricultural productivity-measured by the value of agricultural produce per unit of cultivated land-ranges from 4-25 percent, depending on the country and the crop.1 The World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab, UN Women, and the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative jointly produced a report to quantify the cost of the gender gap and the potential gains from closing that gap in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. This report illustrates why the gender gap matters. Closing the gender gap of 28 percent in Malawi, 16 percent in Tanzania and 13 percent in Uganda could result in gross gains to GDP, along with other positive development outcomes, such as reduced poverty and greater food security. However, it is important to stress that these potential gains do not come without cost. Closing the gender gap will require changing existing or designing new policies, which may require additional resources. 2016-11-28T20:05:12Z 2016-11-28T20:05:12Z 2015-12 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/745301468184751511/Costing-the-gender-gap http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25452 English en_US Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief;no. 13 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa East Africa Malawi Tanzania Uganda |
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UNDP WOMEN FARMERS LAND AGRICULTURAL LABOR FOOD SECURITY CROP PRODUCTION FERTILIZER PRODUCTION GENDER GAP CROP WHO CASH CROPS FARM POVERTY FAMILY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE GENDER CULTIVATION INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY PESTICIDE LABOR FORCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY MALE STRESS INCOMES WOMEN AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER USE FARMERS CULTIVATED LAND UNEP CROPS ECONOMICS EXPORT CROPS PRODUCE WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY |
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UNDP WOMEN FARMERS LAND AGRICULTURAL LABOR FOOD SECURITY CROP PRODUCTION FERTILIZER PRODUCTION GENDER GAP CROP WHO CASH CROPS FARM POVERTY FAMILY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE GENDER CULTIVATION INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY PESTICIDE LABOR FORCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY MALE STRESS INCOMES WOMEN AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER USE FARMERS CULTIVATED LAND UNEP CROPS ECONOMICS EXPORT CROPS PRODUCE WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY Goldstein, Markus Westman, Moa Torkelsson, Asa Costing the Gender Gap |
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In sub-Saharan Africa women comprise a
large proportion of the agricultural labor force, yet they
are consistently found to be less productive than male
farmers. The gender gap in agricultural
productivity-measured by the value of agricultural produce
per unit of cultivated land-ranges from 4-25 percent,
depending on the country and the crop.1 The World Bank
Africa Gender Innovation Lab, UN Women, and the UNDP-UNEP
Poverty-Environment Initiative jointly produced a report to
quantify the cost of the gender gap and the potential gains
from closing that gap in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. This
report illustrates why the gender gap matters. Closing the
gender gap of 28 percent in Malawi, 16 percent in Tanzania
and 13 percent in Uganda could result in gross gains to GDP,
along with other positive development outcomes, such as
reduced poverty and greater food security. However, it is
important to stress that these potential gains do not come
without cost. Closing the gender gap will require changing
existing or designing new policies, which may require
additional resources. |
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Brief |
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Goldstein, Markus Westman, Moa Torkelsson, Asa |
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Goldstein, Markus Westman, Moa Torkelsson, Asa |
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Goldstein, Markus |
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Costing the Gender Gap |
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Costing the Gender Gap |
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Costing the Gender Gap |
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Costing the Gender Gap |
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Costing the Gender Gap |
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costing the gender gap |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/745301468184751511/Costing-the-gender-gap http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25452 |
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