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8 years ago

Gender Gaps Cost Balkans and Turkey 17% of Income Per Capita

World Bank policy research working paper
How Costly are Labor Gender Gaps? Estimates for the Balkans and Turkey
David Cuberes, Marc Teignier

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Labor gender gaps in self-employment, employership, and labor force participation were studied in Balkan countries and Turkey. Women are underrepresented in these areas, leading to a 17% loss in income per capita on average. One-third of this loss is due to occupation choice differences between men and women, while the rest is from gaps in labor force participation. The biggest losses occur in the age group of 36-50 years.