Working women in Tanzania are disproportionately employed in the informal sector where low wages and the lack of social protection exacerbates their vulnerability and marginalization. Despite a variety of government programs to improve gender equality for inclusive economic growth, gender-based inequalities in the labour market persist. A team of local PEP researchers found that gender-responsive macroeconomic policies are crucial to reducing labour market gender inequalities. The team showed that investing in road infrastructure facilitates women’s access to the labour market and providing wage subsidies for formal sector activities that mostly employ women helps more women transition to formal sector work.
Find out more about the research methods, findings and policy recommendations in the following PEP publications:
Working Paper coming soon | Policy Brief 279 | More about Macro-level policy solutions to promote women's economic empowerment in Africa
