Gender differences in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21540917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kwadwo Opoku (0000-0002-5108-6217, Centre for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana), Francisco M P Mugizi (0000-0003-3450-0778, University of Dar es Salaam, Mkwawa University College of Education, Iringa, Tanzania, corresponding author), Emmanuel Adu Boahen (0000-0001-8080-7100, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 311-331 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2288819 |
| OpenAlex | W4389349054 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
We use the Tanzania Integrated Labour Force Survey data and a censored bivariate probit model to analyse gender differences in labour force participation and gender bias in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania. We find that, compared to men, women are less likely to participate in the labour market and less likely to obtain 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
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Informal sector · Labour economics · Multivariate probit model · Private sector · Probit model · Public sector · Selection bias · Socioeconomics · Tanzania · Wage · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Migration and Labor Dynamics
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |