Women constitute nearly half of the young working age-population in Nepal but are less likely than men to participate in the labor force. When employed, they work largely in informal, or subsistence work characterized by inadequate social protection and are subject to lower wages relative to men. A key factor behind these outcomes is that childcare responsibilities fall primarily on women with little or inadequate support at work, in the family, or...
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2025/02/19
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2025/02/19
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De Jure and De Facto Coverage of Parental Benefits in Nepal
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Ambika Sharma; Himanshi Jain.
De Jure and De Facto Coverage of Parental Benefits in Nepal (English). Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2502 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099021925113581657