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abstract: 'The focus of this study is the implications of structural transformation
for gender equality, specifically equal pay, in Sub-Saharan Africa.
While structural transformation affects key development outcomes,
including growth, poverty, and access to decent work, its effect on the
gender pay gap is not clear ex-ante. Evidence on the gender pay gap in
sub-Saharan Africa is limited, and often excludes rural areas and
informal (self-)employment. This paper provides evidence on the extent
and drivers of the gender pay gap in non-farm wage- and self-employment
activities across three countries at different stages of structural
transformation (Malawi, Tanzania and Nigeria). The analysis leverages
nationally-representative survey data and decomposition methods, and is
conducted separately among individuals residing in rural versus urban
areas in each country. The results show that women earn 40 to 46 percent
less than men in urban areas, which is substantially less than in
high-income countries. The gender pay gap in rural areas ranges from (a
statistically insignificant) 12 percent in Tanzania to 77 percent in
Nigeria. In all rural areas, a major share of the gender pay gap (81
percent in Malawi, 83 percent in Tanzania and 70 percent in Nigeria) is
explained by differences in workers'' characteristics, including
education, occupation and sector. This suggests that if rural men and
women had similar characteristics, most of the gender pay gap would
disappear. Country-differences are larger across urban areas, where
differences in characteristics account for only 32 percent of the pay
gap in Tanzania, 50 percent in Malawi and 81 percent in Nigeria. Our
detailed decomposition results suggest that structural transformation
does not consistently help bridge the gender pay gap. Gender-sensitive
policies are required to ensure equal pay for men and women.'
affiliation: 'van den Broeck, G (Corresponding Author), Catholic Univ Louvain, Earth
\& Life Inst, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium.
van den Broeck, Goedele, Catholic Univ Louvain, Earth \& Life Inst, Louvain la Neuve,
Belgium.
Kilic, Talip, World Bank, Dev Data Grp, Washington, DC USA.
Pieters, Janneke, Wageningen Univ \& Res, Social Sci Dept, Wageningen, Netherlands.'
article-number: e0278188
author: van den Broeck, Goedele and Kilic, Talip and Pieters, Janneke
author-email: Goedele.vandenbroeck@uclouvain.be
author_list:
- family: van den Broeck
given: Goedele
- family: Kilic
given: Talip
- family: Pieters
given: Janneke
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278188
files: []
issn: 1932-6203
journal: PLOS ONE
keywords-plus: 'WAGE GAP; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; INCOME; INEQUALITY; EMPLOYMENT;
DISCRIMINATION; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIALS; FERTILITY; EDUCATION'
language: English
month: APR 7
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '51'
orcid-numbers: Van den Broeck, Goedele/0000-0002-8480-3526
papis_id: 8c70e2457e11830e8f4adb17622ca765
ref: Vandenbroeck2023structuraltransforma
times-cited: '0'
title: Structural transformation and the gender pay gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000988267700001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '1'
volume: '18'
web-of-science-categories: Multidisciplinary Sciences
year: '2023'