Gender differences in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania.

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dc.contributor.authorMugizi, Francisco, M.P.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-16T12:15:46Z
dc.date.available2021-06-16T12:15:46Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses the latest Tanzania labour force survey—the Integrated Labour Force Survey—and a censored bivariate probit model to analyse gender differences in labour force participation and gender bias in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania. Our findings indicate that, compared to men, women are less likely to participate in the labour market and less likely to get formal wage employment, suggesting the existence of gender bias in the labour market in urban areas of Tanzania. However, after accounting for selection into labour force participation, the existing gender bias is narrowed for women with high school or university education. The regression results suggest that the existing gender differences in formal wage employment probabilities cannot entirely be explained by observable characteristics. The finding of a positive unexplained formal wage employment probability differential suggests that the possibility of gender discrimination against women in urban Tanzania cannot be completely ruled out.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUNU-WIDERen_US
dc.identifier.citationOpoku, K., Mugizi, F.M.P. & Boahen, E. Adu (2021). Gender differences in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania. WIDER Working Paper 2021/99. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/039-9en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/039-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5776
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUNU-WIDERen_US
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dc.titleGender differences in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania.en_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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