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Title:Women's Urban Labour Market Status in Developing Countries: How Well do They Fare in Khartoum, Sudan?
Authors:Cohen, BarneyISNI
House, William J.ISNI
Year:1993
Periodical:Journal of Development Studies
Volume:29
Issue:3
Period:April
Pages:461-483
Language:English
Geographic term:Sudan
Subjects:women's employment
employment
urban areas
women
Economics and Trade
Labor and Employment
Women's Issues
economics
Cultural Roles
Status of Women
urbanization
Sex Roles
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/00220389308422284
Abstract:This article examines the insertion of women in the formal sector labour market in urban Khartoum, set in a predominantly Muslim part of Sudan, in order to explain their inferior employment status in one particular developing country environment. The data for the study are drawn from the Khartoum Employment Survey (1988-89). A number of hypotheses are tested drawing upon recent labour market theoretical developments and econometric techniques from the literature which have had limited previous applications in Third World settings, particularly in Africa. The findings indicate that occupational segregation, rather than pay discrimination, is primarily to blame for observed wage differentials suggesting that well-intentioned equal pay laws will do little to reduce the earnings gap. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum.
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