Labor market development and women empowerment: An engine for rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa? KU Leuven
Rural labor markets in developing countries are evolving rapidly due to globalization. The demand by export-oriented industries for low-skill wage labor is increasing, leading to rising labor market participation rates of women. While most scholars recognize the important economic contributions of rural labor market development, there is no scientific consensus on the impact of wage employment on rural women’s welfare. Some argue that female ...