Gender

Established in 2011, the joint IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries (GLM|LIC) programme was created to address an important research gap on labour markets and growth in low-income countries. Between 2011 and 2019, the programme made noteworthy contributions to the growing interest in comprehending labour markets in the poorest countries. This was achieved through the production of high-quality research outputs and policy documents, engagement with diverse stakeholders, and evaluation of the impacts of different programs and policies.

In 2019, the programme was extended with a special focus on gender and growth issues in low-income countries, leading to the creation of the “Growth, Gender and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries” programme (G²LM|LIC). This new initiative aims to foster research that guides future gender and labour market policies, which is particularly crucial for developing economies that need to utilize their production resources more efficiently to unlock growth potential. Access to jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for women is essential to ensuring they are able to contribute to and benefit from economic growth.

This page gives an overview of the most recent projects and publications with a focus on gender.

G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 67 Retention Incentives and Mental Health
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 66 Labor Supply Complementarities in Urban Côte d‘Ivoire
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 65 Child Care Subsidies and Employment Services in Egypt
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 64 Paternalistic Discrimination
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 63 Unintended Consequences of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 62 The Roles of Information and Search Frictions in Determining Working Conditions in Bangladesh’s Apparel Sector
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 61 Childcare, labor supply, and business development
G²LM\|LIC Working Paper No. 73 Child Care Subsidies, Employment Services, and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Egypt
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 59 Browsers Don’t Lie.
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 58 Encouraging Female Graduates to Enter the Labor Force. Evidence from a Role Model Intervention in Pakistan
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 57 Comparing the Effects of Entrepreneurship Promotion Programs on Young Women in Nairobi
G²LM\|LIC Working Paper No. 67 Childcare, Labor Supply, and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 45 Can Better Consumer Information Improve Product Quality?
G²LM\|LIC Working Paper No. 52 Seasonal Poverty and the COVID-19 Pandemic
G²LM\|LIC Working Paper No. 51 Poor and Rational: Decision-Making under Scarcity
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 35 Analyzing Gender Differences in Pay in the Pakistani Labor Market
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 33 The Effects of Differential Spousal Earnings on Domestic Work and Intimate Partner Abuse in Ghana
G²LM\|LIC Policy Brief No. 34 The Socioeconomic and Reproductive Health Effects of Unequal Domestic Work on Women in Ghana

Projects with a focus on Gender

Publications with a focus on Gender