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Women's earnings are a fraction of male's earnings in several African countries. It is tempting to conclude that this wage gap is a sign of discrimination against women in the labor market. Yet this book uses new datasets to show that the gap is not simply the result of discrimination in the labor markets, but rather the result of multiple factors, including access to education and credit, cultural values and household duties, and, above all, labor market conditions. It shows that gender disparities grow when economies are not functioning well and labor markets are tiny. More than the effect...

'Africa Development Indicators 2010 (ADI) Multiple-user CD-ROM' edition offers a comprehensive database with year-by-year time series of most indicators going back to 1970. The database contains over 1,200 indicators of macroeconomic, sectoral, and social data for over 50 African countries and two regional country groups. It includes the most updated data and useful features. Results can be scaled, mapped, and charted, and the mapping function allows users to see the results in a map than can be resized and zoomed to the country level. These features plus data export options in standard...