Effects of COVID-19 on Regional and Gender Equality in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Nigeria and Ethiopia /

The labor structure in sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by a high share of informal employment in the rural agricultural sector. The impact of COVID-19 on female employment may not appear to be large as the share of such employment is particularly high among women. Nevertheless, widespread income...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aoyagi, Chie
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/169
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