Gender Inequality and the Empowerment of Women in Rural Vietnam

Carol Newman

No wp-2015-066, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper examines gender inequality and female empowerment in rural Vietnam. Using an extensive panel dataset on 2,181 households, we examine how the welfare of women living in rural areas has evolved during a period of dramatic rural transformation, 2008-14. We find that while the economic situation of women has improved, significant gender disparities remain, particularly for female-headed households. Women continue to bear a greater burden of responsibility for income-generating activities within households.

Keywords: Economic development; Households; Microeconomics; Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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