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