Gender inequality is a key issue in Cameroon. Women have limited access to well-paying and stable jobs that could increase their economic empowerment. This is partly because they tend to have lower education levels than men and represent the majority of informal (and thus vulnerable) workers in agriculture. A team of local PEP researchers found that subsidizing tuition fees for women in vocational and scientific education, and facilitating women’s access to agricultural land through land reform can advance women’s economic empowerment, contributing to the country’s structural transformation. Combining these two policies would improve workforce quality, boost agricultural production, and stimulate industrial growth.
Find out more about the research methods, findings and policy recommendations in the following PEP publications:
Working Paper coming soon | Policy Brief 280 in French and in English | More about Macro-level policy solutions to promote women's economic empowerment in Africa
