Age and Gender Bias in Workloads During the Lifecycle: Evidence from Rural Ghana
Author:
Raquel Tsukada
,Elydia Silva
Thematic Area:
Social Protection
Abstract:This One Pager discusses how age and gender affect workloads during the lifecycle of women and men in rural Ghana. We argue that the division of labour seems to sustain gender-income differences and intergenerational poverty. The workload is disproportionately carried by women, while children enter the labour force prematurely and the elderly work beyond retirement.
Keywords:Age, Gender, Bias, Workloads, Lifecycle, Evidence, Rural Ghana
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Type/Issue:One Pager/88
ISSN:2318-9118
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