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• Despiteincreasesinrecentyears,femalelaborforceparticipationinPakistan,at25%,iswellbelowratesforcountrieswithsimilarincomelevels.Evenamongwomenwithhighlevelsofeducation,laborforceparticipationlags:onlyaround25%ofwomenwithauniversitydegreeinPakistanareworking.
• Thislowfemalelaborforceparticipationrepresentsamajorlossofpotentialproductivity.Italsohasimportantimplicationsforwomen’sempowerment,asworkingwomenaremorelikelytoplayaroleinhouseholddecisionmakingcomparedwithnonworkingwomeninthesamevillagesoreveninthesamefamilies.
• ThestudyfoundthatmanywomeninPakistanwouldliketowork;therearemultiplereasonswhytheydonot.Oneofthekeyreasons—onwhichpolicycouldhaveaneffect—isthatwomenfacerestrictionsontheirphysicalmobilityoutsidethehome.
• Severalinterconnectedfactorsrestrictwomen’smobilityoutsidethehome,amongthem(i)social,cultural,andreligiousnorms;(ii)safetyandcrime;and(iii)thequalityofavailabletransportservices.
Policy Brief on female laBor force ParticiPation in Pakistan1
introduction
InPakistan,womenworkprimarilyinthehomeoronthefarm.Theirparticipationinworkoutsidetheseareas,particularlyinformalemployment,isextremelylow.ItispossiblethatsomeformsofworkbyPakistaniwomenmaybeundercountedinsurveys,asalargeproportionofsurveyrespondentsmaybeworkinginagricultureordoinginformalworkathome,whichisnotcountedandreportedaswork.However,thestudyanalysisofthe2007PakistanTimeUseSurveysuggeststhatthisisnotamajordriverofthepatterns.2ThesurveyevidenceclearlyindicatesthataverylowproportionofPakistaniwomenworkoutsidethehome,wherebest-paidworkopportunitiesabound.
female laBor force ParticiPation trend
FemalelaborforceparticipationinPakistanisstillwellbelowlevelsinothercountrieswithsimilarincomes(Figure1),despitegrowingbymorethanhalfoverthepast2decades.Evenamongwomenwithahighlevelofeducation,laborforceparticipationislow—onlyabout25%ofPakistaniwomenwhohaveauniversitydegreeworkoutsidethehome.
Women’slowlaborforceparticipationresultsinasignificantpotentiallossofproductivity.Tobesure,femalelaborforceparticipationinPakistanhasgrownalongsidegrossdomesticproduct(GDP)overtime(Figure2),witheconomicgrowthbringinginopportunitiesandworkingwomencontributingtooverallproduction.
1 Thisbrief,preparedbySakikoTanakaandMaricorMuzones,summarizestheFemale Labor Force Participation in Asia: Pakistan Country Study,preparedbyProfessorEricaFieldandPostdoctoralAssociateKateVybornyfromDukeUniversityundertheAsianDevelopmentBank’sResearchandDevelopmentTechnicalAssistance8620onEconomicAnalysisforGenderandDevelopment.
2 ThePakistanTimeUseSurvey2007(samplesize19,000households)isrepresentativeofallfourmajorprovincesinPakistan.Thesurveyincludesquestionstomeasuretheimpactofwomen’slaborforceparticipationontheirwell-beingsuchashoursofmarketwork,workathome,andrest.
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morelikelyabletoinsistonworking).Butthefactthattheeffectpersistsevenwhencomparingwomeninthesamehouseholdsuggeststhatworkhasanempoweringeffect.Ray(2000)observesthatinhouseholdssurveyedinanationallyrepresentative1991sample,children’soverallshareofhouseholdearningswasonlyslightlylessthanthatofwomen.Hearguesthatbecauseofculturalorreligiousrestrictionsagainstwomenworkingoutsidethehome,householdsinPakistanrelymoreonchildlabor,especiallythatofboys—afindingthatsuggeststhatincreasingfemalelaborforceparticipationmightdecreasechildlabor.
Moreimportantly,womeninPakistandonottakeuppaidemploymentbecauseofmobilityrestrictionsresultingfrombothculturalandsocialnormsandsecurityconcerns.
Almost40%ofwomenwhoarenotworkingreportthatthemainreasonforthisisthatmalefamilymembersdonotpermitthemtoworkoutsidethehome.Another15%saythatitisbecausetheythemselvesdonotwanttoworkoutsidethehome.Amongwomenwhosaythattheywouldbewillingtowork,aboutathirdsaythattheywouldbewillingtoworkonlywithintheirownhome.Particularlytellingisthat,ofthosewhodowork,30%workintheirownhome.Eventhosewomenwhodoleavehometoworkdonottravelasfartotheirworkplaceasmendo.
Veryfewwomenindicatethattheyare“available”towork(Figure3),andalmostnonereportactivelyseekingwork.Yet,Figure4showsthat40%ofwomenwhoarenotemployedreportthattheydidnothaveenoughtodointhepreviousday.Thesepatternsaresimilaramongnonemployedwomeninurbanandruralareas.
Paidworkmayalsobringotherimportantbenefits,particularlyinincreasingwomen’sdecision-makingpowerinthehousehold.Basedonanalysisofnationaldata,Fatima(2014)findsthatwomenwhoworkaremorelikelythanothersinthesamevillagetohaveasayinwhethertousecontraception(controllingforvillagefixedeffects),andmorelikelythanotherwomeninthesamehouseholdtohaveasayinhouseholdexpenditures(controllingforhouseholdfixedeffects).Itispossiblethatcausationrunsintheoppositedirection(thatwomenwhohaveastrongerpositioninthehouseholdare
Figure 1: Female Labor Force Participation and GNI per Capita Worldwide
Figure 2: Income and Female Labor Force Participation
Figure 3: Availability for Work
PRC=People’sRepublicofChina,LFPR=laborforceparticipationrate,GNI=grossnationalincome.Note:Labordataforages15+excludestheMiddleEast.Source:forGNI:WorldBank;forLFPR:InternationalLabourOrganization(2013).
FLFP=femalelaborforceparticipation,GDP=grossdomesticproduct.Sources:InternationalLabourOrganization(2014);WorldBank(2014).
Source:PakistanBureauofStatistics.LabourForceSurvey2009-10.http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/labour-force-survey-2009-10
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Figure5showsthatresponsesdiffersignificantlywhenwomenareaskedaslightlydifferentquestion:“Wouldyouworkifyoucouldfindasuitablejob?”Approximatelyaquarterofthewomenanswered“yes.”Ifallofthesewomenworked,thiswouldconceivablydoublefemalelaborforceparticipationinPakistan.Similarproportionsofwomenanswer“yes”tothisquestioninbothruralandurbanareas,eveninthemostsociallyconservativeprovinces,whereactualfemalelaborforceparticipationisverylow(Figure6).Sothequestionremains,whatmakesa“suitable”job?
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Onepotentialexplanationforlowfemalelaborforceparticipationisthatthejobsavailabletowomenpaylowwages.Womenearnlessthanmen,andthisdifferencehasbeenpersistent(Figure7).3
Wagediscriminationisapossibleexplanationforthispatternbutisdifficulttodistinguishempiricallyfromdifferencesinskillsandexperience.Occupationalsegregationofwomenincombinationwithlowdemandintheoccupationsconsideredsuitableforwomenisanother.Cheemaetal.(2012)findthatalargepercentageoffirmshirenowomenatall,makingitconsistentwithstronggendernormsonthetypeofworktakenupandalsowithspecificcostsperceivedbyemployersforhavingwomenintheworkplace,suchasthecostofensuringtheirsecurity.Marketreturnstoeducationappeartobehighlyconvexforwomen.Basedonthedescriptivepatterns(Figure8),returnstoeducationthroughincreasedwagesareextremelylowfortheprimaryandmiddlelevelsofeducationandhigherforupperlevelsofeducation.Onlyattheverylaststagesofsecondaryandtertiaryeducationdowomen’swagesshowasignificantincrease.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatwomen’slaborforceparticipationisstillverylow,evenathighereducationallevelswherethereturnsaregreaterandwherewomenappeartobeabletoaccesshigher-levelwhitecollarjobs.During2000–2007,stillonly25%ofwomenwithanadvanceddegreeuseditinthelaborforce.
3 Notethatallwagesarecalculatedonanhourlybasisusingtherespondent’sreportedworkhoursinthelastweek,sotheyadjustfordifferencesinworkhours.
Figure 4: Perception of Activity the Previous Day Figure 6: Willingness to Work—Ever-Married Women
Figure 5: Willingness to Work—Ever-Married Women
Source:PakistanBureauofStatistics.TimeUseSurvey2007.http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/time-use-survey-2007
Source:NationalInstituteofPopulationStudies.2008.Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2006–07.Islamabad.https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR200/FR200.pdf
Source:NationalInstituteofPopulationStudies.2008.Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2006–07.Islamabad.https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR200/FR200.pdf
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norms and exPosure
Gendernormsclearlyhavesomeroletoplayinrestrictingwomen’slaborforceparticipationinPakistan,eitherbykeepingwomenathomeentirely,orbyconfiningtheirlaborforceparticipationonlytocertainacceptableoccupations.Menareseenastheprimarybreadwinners,andmostpeopleagreethatifjobsarescarce,employersshouldfavormen;thisistrueforwomenalmostasmuchasformen.Itholdsacross(self-identified)socioeconomicclasses.Educationmightbeexpectedtochangethisview,butinfactmoreeducatedrespondentsareonlyslightlylesslikelytoagreewiththisstatement.
Butbeyondasimplepreferenceformen’saccesstoworkopportunities,women’sworkisgenerallyactivelystigmatizedinPakistan.Womenwhogooutsidethehometoworkarenotconsidered“respectable”inmanysocialcontexts(WorldBank2006).Sincethisstigmaaffectsthewholefamily,otherdecisionmakersinthefamily—suchasthewoman’shusbandorin-laws—mayrestrictawoman’sdecisionofwhethertoworkoutsidethehome.Figure9showsthatinthevastmajorityofcases,womenreportthattheydonotevenplayaroleindecidingtoseekpaidemployment.AsFigure10shows,thedegreeofcontrolthatawomanretainsoverthedecisiontoseekemploymentisstronglycorrelatedtowhethersheparticipatesinthelaborforce.
Figure 7: Trend in Wage Gap
Figure 8: Gender Wage Gap by Education
Figure 9: Who Decides Whether a Woman Will Work?
Figure 10: Who Decides Whether a Woman Will Work? (Conditional on Women’s Participation in
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PR=Pakistanirupee.Source:PakistanBureauofStatistics.LabourForceSurvey2009-10.http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/labour-force-survey-2009-10
PR=Pakistanirupee.Source:PakistanBureauofStatistics.LabourForceSurvey2009-10.http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/labour-force-survey-2009-10
Source:PakistanBureauofStatistics.PakistanSocialandLivingStandardsMeasurementSurvey2005–06National/Provincial.http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/pakistan-social-and-living-standards-measurement-survey-pslm-2005-06-national-provincial
Source: PakistanBureauofStatistics.PakistanSocialandLivingStandardsMeasurementSurvey2005–06National/Provincial.http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/pakistan-social-and-living-standards-measurement-survey-pslm-2005-06-national-provincial/
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moBility
ThesamefactorsthatmakesomeworkplacesinPakistansafeor“appropriate”forwomenalsoaffectwomen’smobility.Asnoted,andastheexistingliteratureandsurveydataindicate,women’slimitedmobilityoutsidethehomebecauseofculturalnormsandsecurityconcernsgreatlyaffectsfemalelaborforceparticipation.Eveniftheworkenvironmentitselfisconsideredsafeandacceptable,travelingtoworkmaycreatealevelofexposurethatviolatesnorms(Ali2012,WorldBank2006).Forexample,inasmall(nonrepresentative)surveyofwomeninKarachiwhotravelregularly,85%ofworkingwomensaidtheyhadbeenharassedonpublictransportinthepastyear(ADB2014).Mostoftheharassmentwasperpetratedbymalepassengers,butaboutaquarterofwomenalsoreportedbeingharassedbyvehicledriversorconductors.Inaddition,socialtaboospreventwomenfromridingbicyclesormotorcyclesbythemselves,makingthemdependentonmalerelativestousethesemodesoftransport.
Thislimitsboththeabilityofurbanwomentoleavethehomeaswellastheabilityofruralwomentomoveoutsideoftheirvillageorevensubvillagesettlementforwork.Thesamefactorslimittheabilityofyoungerwomentoattendfurthereducationorvocationaltraining,whichcouldleadtobetterworkopportunities.
Ejaz(2007)findsthatfemalelaborforceparticipationispositivelyassociatedwithvehicleownershipinthehousehold,despitethefactthatotherhouseholddurablesarenegativelyassociated.ThismaysimplycapturetheU-shapedrelationshipbetweenwealthandfemalelaborforceparticipation,butitmayalsoreflectamobilityeffect—womenwhosefamiliesowncarscantraveltoworkmoreeasilywithoutencounteringharassmentorstigma.SeveralrecentstudiesonsocialandeconomicissuesinPakistanneverthelessshedlightonthisissuealthoughtheydonotspecificallyfocusonwomen’slaborforceparticipation.4
Figure11showsthatevenwomenwhosaytheyarecurrentlyavailableforworkarefarmorerestrictedintheirworklocationthanmen.Aboutathirdofthesewomensaytheyareonlyavailabletoworkwithinthehome,whichseverelyrestrictstheopportunitiestheycouldtakeup.Oftheremainingwomen,mostareavailableonlywithintheirownvillageortown.Inrecentyears,women’savailabilityoutsidethehomehasincreased;theiravailabilityisalsomuchgreaterformoreeducatedwomen(Figure12).
Figure13showsthatdistrictswithhigherlevelsofwomen’smobilityhavemuchhigherfemalelaborforceparticipation.Thecategoriesonthex-axisarebasedonthedistrict-levelaverageofotherwomen
4 JacobyandMansuri(2011),intheirstudyofcasteandclaneffectsoneducationinPakistan,findthatparentsaremuchlesslikelytosendtheirgirlstoschooliftheschoolislocatedacrosscasteboundarieswithinavillage;Cheemaetal.(2012)findthatmanyhouseholdswerewillingtonominatefemalemembersforvocationaltraining,buttransporttothevenueofthetraininghasbeenanimportantconstraintwheretherisksforsafetyandlossofreputationinvolvedinphysicallytravelingtothelocationisabindingconstraint.
(excludingtherespondent’sownobservation)whotraveledoutsidethehomeanywhereforanypurposeinthepreviousday.Awomanismorelikelytoworkindistrictswhereotherwomentravelmore.
Onemightexpectthatwomeninurbanareaswouldbemorelikelytowanttoworkoutsidethehome,andtobemoremobile.Infact,thisisnotthecaseinPakistan.Womeninurbanareasaresomewhatlesslikelytoindicatethattheyareavailableforwork.Inaddition,iftheyareavailable,theyindicatesomewhatlesswillingnesstoworkoutsidethehome(Figure14).Unwillingnesstotakecertaintypesofworkislikelydueinparttothenewchallengesthaturbanizationcancreateforwomen’smobility—travelingtoworkcanmeangreateranonymity,publicexposure,andcrowdingwithstrangers.
Figure 11: Locations Available for Work (Conditional on Availability)
Figure 12: Locations Available for Work (Conditional on Availability): Women
Source:PakistanBureauofStatistics.Variousyearsfrom1990to2007.PakistanLabourForceSurveys.Islamabad.
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Policy recommendations
Thestudysuggestsanumberofkeypolicyareasthatmayaffectfemalelaborforceparticipationeitherdirectlyorindirectlythroughincreasingwomen’sphysicalmobility.Interventionsintheseareasneedtoberigorouslytestedasmanyarenotstudiedadequately.Tosufficientlyinformthebestpolicies,programdesigns,andspendingallocationsforenhancingPakistan’sfemalelaborforceparticipation,asetofstudiesneedstobeconductedtoquantifytheirbenefitsandcosts.TheinterventionsmayeitherattempttochangetheexistingnormsinPakistanoreasekeyconstraintsbyworkingaroundthoseexistingnorms.Policyinterventionsthatdothelattercouldincreasefemalelaborforceparticipationintheshortterm,andbydoingso,coulddevelopthepotentialtochangethenormsinthelongtermthroughsocialexposure.Policychangescouldincreasefemalelaborforceparticipationinthefollowingareas:
• changing norms
Evidencefromothercountriessuggeststhatexposuretovisiblerolemodelsofwomenworkingorinleadershiprolescanchangenorms,suchasFogliandVeldkamp(2011).Twopolicyinterventionsinparticularmaybeconsideredtotargetnormsdirectly:(i)initiativesthatbringwomenintopublicleadershippositionssuchastheongoingRuralSupportProgrammesNetwork,inwhichtheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)andotherinstitutionaldonorsassisteffortstoinvolvePakistaniwomeninlocalcivilsocietyleadership.RigorousresearchcurrentlybeingundertakenbyGhazalaMansuriandcollaboratorsseekstotesttheimpactofsucheffortsonwomen’sempowermentandsocialnorms;and(ii)mediainterventionstopromoteamorepositiveimageofwomen’swork,andthentestedandevaluated.Thespreadofmediahasbeenshowntohavepositiveeffectsonwomen’sempowerment.Inparticular,JensenandOster(2009)findthattheintroductionofcabletelevisionacrossnewareasofruralIndianotonlylessenedtheacceptabilityofdomesticviolenceandsonpreference,butalsoincreasedwomen’sautonomy.
• making more Workplaces ‘suitable’
SexualharassmentintheworkplaceiswidespreadinPakistan.InKarachi,whichisgenerallythoughttobethecitywithsocialnormsmostfavorabletowomen’swork,96%ofthefemalerespondentsinastudyof10privateand10publicinstitutionsreportedthateithertheyortheircolleagueshadfacedsexualharassmentintheworkplace(Sadruddin2013).ExistingjobopportunitiescanthereforebemademoreacceptableforwomeninPakistanbyimprovingtheworkplaceenvironment.In2010,Pakistanpassedanewlawagainstsexualharassmentintheworkplace.Sadruddin’sstudyshowedthatonly2%ofrespondentswereawareofthislaw.Publiclistingsalsoindicatethatveryfewworkplaces,whetherpublicandprivate,havesofarcompliedwiththesetwobasicrequirementsofthelaw—discussingthepolicyinamanagementmeeting,andpostinginformationaboutthelawintheworkplace.
Usingthislegislationasabasis,theInternationalLabourOrganizationandotheragenciesareimplementingprogramstoimproveworkplaceenvironment.Evaluatingtheimpactoftheseprogramsontherecruitmentandretentionofqualifiedfemaleworkerswillbeveryuseful.
• increasing demand for female Workers in sectors with attractive Jobs
Anumberofpromisingkeypolicyleverscouldincreasefemalelaborforceparticipationevenwithoutamajorchangeinnormsrestrictingthekindofworkappropriateforwomen.Onthedemandside,policiescanbetargetedtoincreaselabordemandinparticulartypesofjobsinwhichwomenaremorelikelytowork.Alsolikelytohaveastrongereffectonfemalelaborforceparticipationistoexpand
Figure 13: District-Level Female Mobility and Employment
Figure 14: Locations Available to Women for Work (Conditional on Availability)
Note:X-axisshowspercentageofothersurveyedwomeninthedistrict(excludingownobservation)whotraveledforanypurposeonthereferenceday.Source:PakistanTimeUseSurvey2007.
Source:PakistanBureauofStatistics.Variousyearsfrom1990to2010.PakistanLabourForceSurveys.Islamabad.
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demandinparticulartypesofmanufacturing(suchastextileandapparel)andwhite-collarjobs(suchasinprofessionalservices),giventherestrictionsonacceptableworkplaceenvironmentsforwomenandthefactthatthereishigherlaborparticipationofwomenwiththehighestlevelsofeducation.Allofthesepolicyinitiativesrequireawiderangeofinterventionsacrossdifferentpolicyareas,suchasimprovingthereliabilityofelectricitysupply,butafulldiscussionofthemisbeyondthescopeofthispaper.
• education: Preparing Women for Jobs they are Willing to take up
Inthecontextofthesocialnormsdiscussedearlier,white-collarworkisconsideredmoreacceptableforwomeninPakistan.Sinceeducationincreasestheiraccesstothesejobs,secondaryandtertiaryeducationwouldbeparticularlyimportantforincreasingwomen’slaborforceparticipation.Itisthereforenotsurprisingthatmuchoftheexistingresearchoneducationhasfocusedprimarilyonprimaryandmiddlelevelsofeducation,withlittleresearchandpolicyattentiongiventowomen’saccesstohigherlevelsofeducation.
Lowerlevelsofeducationarealsoimportantandshouldcontinuetobeanareaoffocus.Educationhasmanypurposesbeyondpreparingpeopleforthelabormarket,andattainmentandqualityarealsorequiredattheprimaryandmiddlelevelsforyoungwomentoprogresstohigherlevels.Inaddition,educationatanylevelmaychangethenormsrestrictingwomen’sworkandmobility.
Thequalityandrelevanceofvocationaltrainingforwomenshouldalsoberigorouslyassessed,consideringthehighdegreeofoccupationalsegregationinPakistanandthelowfemalelaborforceparticipationlevelsatmiddlelevelsofeducation.Anumberofthecross-sectionalstudieshavemaderecommendationstoexpandvocationaltrainingforwomen,butthereseemstobelittlesupportforthisbasedontheirempiricalfindings.
• security and criminal Justice
Interventionsfocusedonsecurity,criminaljustice,andcrimeandpublicsafetyareclearlycriticalindeterminingfemalelaborforceparticipation.Theissuesofphysicalsafetytheyaddressareinterlinkedwithnormsthataffectwomen’smobilityandlaborforceparticipation.Indeed,ifwomenareconfidentthattheycantraveltoandfromworksafely,theymaybemuchmorelikelytoconsidertakingupworkoutsidethehome.
Improvingpublicsafetyforwomeniscrucialtoimprovetheirmobility.Institutionally,women’srepresentationisalsoimportant;whenwomengetintoleadershippositions,crimesagainstwomenarereportedmorefrequently(Iyeretal.2012).IfandwhenthelocalgovernmentsystemisrevivedinPakistan,thiswouldbeanotherreasontokeepthewomen’sreservationsinthatsystem.
• transportation
Publictransportationandcityinfrastructuredevelopmentisanotherpolicytoolparticularlyrelevantforenhancingwomen’smobilityinPakistan.Theycouldalleviatesomeoftheproblemswomenfaceinpursuingworkopportunities.Givenstrongnormsalmosteverywhereinthecountryagainstwomenridingbicyclesormotorbikesalone,mostwomendependentirelyonpublictransporttocommute.Yetthereisnostate-providedtransportationinmostcities,anditiscompletelyabsentfromruralareas.Inrural,peri-urban,andurbanareas,theexistingpublicandprivatetransportservicesarecrowdedwithmen;inasocietywhereclosecontactbetweenthesexesistaboo,ridingthemisamajorsocialobstacleforwomen.
ThecurrentADB-supportedexpansionoftransportservicesinPakistanprovidesanopportunitytobuildanevidencebasefortestingitsefficacyinenhancingwomen’smobilityandlaborforceparticipation.BetterevidenceonwhatworksandthemagnitudeofitsimpactcouldbeveryimportantininformingfuturepoliciesandprogramstobeimplementedbyPakistan’sgovernment,ADB,andotherdevelopmentpartners.GivenADB’sextensiveengagementintheongoingexpansionofpublictransportationinPakistan,itisuniquelypositionedtoencouragethegovernmenttoconsiderthefindingsfromongoingrigorousresearchandtosupportresearchersandgovernmenttoworktogetherinquantifyingthesocialandeconomicbenefitsoftheseinvestmentsingeneralandinparticularforwomen,aswellasidentifyingwaystomaximizethosebenefits.
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