Gender gaps in the path to adulthood for young females and males in six African countries from the 1990s to the 2010s

Abstract In this paper, we study on a comparative basis the school-to-work transition of young women and young men in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and we examine how this has evolved over recent years, based on the data collected by Demographic and Health Surveys. We examine educational atta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jane Mariara, Andy McKay, Andy Newell, Cinzia Rienzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-08-01
Series:IZA Journal of Development and Migration
Subjects:
I21
J21
J24
055
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40176-018-0124-8