Determinants of Women Occupation Choice in Kenya
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Date
2020Author
Kainga, Washington O
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According to ILO (2018) 44 % of women across the world are employed in formal occupations
compared to 66% of men, representing a gender-employment gap of 22%.Women in Kenya
continue to be underrepresented in technical, professional and managerial jobs within
occupational structure (KNBS, 2014). This study investigated the determinants of
occupational choice among women in Kenya's labour market using the 2014 Kenya
Demographic and Health Survey. The study employed a multinomial logit model.The
occupations were grouped into professional, agriculture, household work, service work and
manual work. The findings of the study established occupational choice was affected by factors
that included age, age-squared educational level, marital status, wealth index, having a child,
household size and place of residence. The study recommends that the government should
promote female education especially higher levels of education. The government should also
ensure that professional jobs are accessed by all women regardless of their socio-economic
class.
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University of Nairobi
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