Moving in and moving up : labor markets dynamics of women and men in Nicaragua

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2014-08

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Fundación Internacional para el Desafío Económico Global, Managua, NI

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This study examines transitions into and out of advantageous labor situations. Education is the most important personal characteristic for employment in non-agricultural advantageous labor markets. It is important to distinguish “successful,” “favorable” or “advantageous” self-employment and small-scale entrepreneurship, from self-employment that exists only because women cannot find favourable jobs in the formal sector. The paper focuses on factors that help men and women achieve advantageous jobs and whether those factors differ between men and women. Policy-making towards provision of daycare is essential for women’s success in labour markets.

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NICARAGUA, LABOUR MARKET, LABOUR MOBILITY, ACCESS TO SERVICES, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, FORMAL SECTOR, WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR POLICY, NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, LATIN AMERICA, UNPAID WORK

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/55457

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Gender / Sexospécificités
Labour markets and jobs / Marchés du travail et emplois
Research Results (SIG) / Résultats de recherches (CPT)