Gender differences in occupational mobility in Ethiopia: the effects of migration and economic and political change
Djamba, Y., K.; Goldstein, S.; Goldstein, A.
Genus 62(2): 65-88,3
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-6987 DOI: 10.2307/29789310Document Number: 227500
This paper examines the implications of economic and political change for migrants' labor force participation and occupational mobility. Data from a 1998 survey in urban Ethiopia reveal that, while both permanent and temporary migrants benefited from migration, for females, temporary migration was an especially important mechanism for entry into labor force. When occupational mobility is considered, permanent migrants benefited more than temporary ones, but for both migration categories, women benefited more than men. However, this female advantage became statistically insignificant in the regression models, suggesting that there are still gendered and cultural factors that reduce women's occupational mobility in Ethiopia.