Overcoming the reproductive health challenges to young women’s employment prospects in Uganda

Gemma Ahaibwe and Ibrahim Kasirye

No 273732, Policy Briefs from Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)

Abstract: Despite the existence of a fairly strong legal framework, young women in Uganda continue to face a number of challenges as they make the crucial transition into adulthood. In particular, girls are pushed into early marriages and pregnancies and are often deprived of full education attainment. Such experiences have lasting impacts on their future economic opportunities. Research findings show that discriminatory social norms and practices still exist –particularly in rural areas - and they affect the ability of girls and young women to realize their educational and economic capabilities. Young people with more education are likely to transit to better jobs as and when employment opportunities arise. Moreover, early fertility and marriage experiences often result in increased caring responsibilities and restricted mobility in search of employment opportunities.

Keywords: Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4
Date: 2017-12-29
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.273732

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