Female Labour Force, ICT and Growth Nexus in Nigeria
Keywords:
Gender, Female Labour Force, Economic Growth, Nigeria.
Abstract
Growth in the labor force is one of the determinants of a nation’s maximum sustainable, or potential, rate of economic expansion. However, in the period of study in this paper, the relationship between women’s participation in the labor force of Nigeria and economic growth is inverse and insignificant. This is attributed to the level of economic development, social norms, education levels, fertility rates and other factors. From policy perspectives therefore educational opportunities for the girl child should be extended to the nooks and crannies of the country so as to enhance socio-economic family planning techniques and methods to reduce the burden of women in the labour force. In the same vein, employers should be encouraged to give all gender equal opportunity and chance to pursue their potentials especially if they have potentials required for a particular job. However, particular attention should be focused on men by enlightening them on the essence of encouraging their spouses on any career they may choose as long as it does not affected the family in any way.
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Kahouli, Z. (2012). ICTs and economic growth: An empirical analysis with panal data.ARPN Journal of Science and Technology, 2(5),437-443.
Klasen, S., and Lamanna, F. (2009). “The impact of gender inequality in education and employment on economic growth: New evidence for a panel of countries.” Feminist Economics, 15 (3), 91–132.
Lim, L. L., 2002. “Female labour force participation”, Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Completing the Fertility Transition, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11-14 March.
Makuochukwu, U. (2013). The impact of female labor force on the economic growth of Nigeria (1980-2010).A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Bachelor in Science (B.Sc) degree in Economics. Department of Economics Faculty of Management and Social Sciences Caritas University, Emene, Enugu State.http://pubs.caritasuni.edu.ng/...2013%20Projects/Economics/The_Impact_Of_Fema...
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AERC Research Paper 150, Nairobi.
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Time-series evidence and cross-province estimates”, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Umoru, D., and Yaqub, J. O. (2013).Labour productivity and health capital in Nigeria: The empirical evidence. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 3(4), 199-221.
Uwakwe, M. O. (2004). Factors affecting women participation in the Labour forceNigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research, 4(2), 43-53.
Published
2018-01-16
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Okon, E. O. (2018). Female Labour Force, ICT and Growth Nexus in Nigeria. American Economic & Social Review, 2(1), 33-41. https://doi.org/10.46281/aesr.v2i1.152
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