Reducing the Agricultural Gender Gap in Cote d'Ivoire : How has it Changed?

Over the last decade, Cote d’Ivoire has witnessed a remarkable shrinking of its gender gap in agricultural productivity

From:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 1 February 2020

Country:: Ivory Coast
Document Type:: Briefing
Theme:: Agriculture, Social Change
Authors:: Donald, A, Lawin, G, Rouanet, L

Abstract

Over the last decade, Cote d’Ivoire has witnessed a remarkable shrinking of its gender gap in agricultural productivity. When comparing similar households, the gender gap has been reduced by 32 percent.

This work is part of the Closing the Gender Gap in Africa: evaluating new policies and programmes for women’s economic empowerment programme

Citation

Donald, Aletheia; Lawin, Gabriel; Rouanet, Lea. 2020. Reducing the Agricultural Gender Gap in Cote d’Ivoire : How has it Changed?. Gender Innovation Lab;. World Bank, Washington, DC