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Want to catch up on UNU-WIDER research? Here are 10 of the most interesting papers published over the last year
In this blog, the managing editor of the WIDERAngle shares his personal view on some of the most important —and potentially overlooked— work recently...
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Does access to microfinance help or hinder women’s empowerment?
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Niaz Asadullah, Nudrat Faria Shreya, Zaki Wahhaj
March 2022
Almost everywhere, women are underrepresented in labour markets compared to men. While labour force participation among women of working age (FLFP)...
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Precarious employment for youth in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia
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Shireen AlAzzawi, Vladimir Hlasny
May 2021
Youth (those aged 15–29) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face notoriously precarious employment prospects. Youth unemployment is the...
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A policy of longer maternity leave is not enough to protect women from disadvantage
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Tu Thi Ngoc Le
March 2022
The length of maternity leave has direct impacts on critical gender equality outcomes such as women’s employment and lifetime earnings. However, there...