Fundación Internacional para el Desafío Económico Global, Managua, NI
Abstract
This study examines transitions into and out of advantageous labor situations. Education is the most important personal characteristic for employment in non-agricultural advantageous labor markets. It is important to distinguish “successful,” “favorable” or “advantageous” self-employment and small-scale entrepreneurship, from self-employment that exists only because women cannot find favourable jobs in the formal sector. The paper focuses on factors that help men and women achieve advantageous jobs and whether those factors differ between men and women. Policy-making towards provision of daycare is essential for women’s success in labour markets
