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Africa Region Working Paper Series No. 81 Earnings Differences between Men and Women in R wanda Abstract The paper examines wage and income differences between men and women in Rwanda, to determine the extent to which observed patterns are due to observed differences in education and experience. It examines this issue with particular attention to the agriculture and service sectors which together constitute roughly 80 percent of GDP and have been the key sectors of growth, over the past decade. The paper finds that a significant proportion of workers are engaged in unpaid work, and women appear to be over represented in this category. The paper also finds that there are significant differences in earnings between men and women and that these differences persist, even after controlling for socio-economic factors. The paper discusses these results and offers policy recommendations to help reduce these differences.Full
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