From Jobs to Careers: Apparel Exports and Career Paths for Women in Developing Countries

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Mending the Gap: Apparel Export Prices and the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh

“…The first is that the factor intensity of the export industry is different from the factor intensity of other industries. In our case, we show that apparel is clearly a female-intensive industry in Bangladesh (as it is throughout the developing world (Frederick et al 2022)). The second is that the two factors males and females are imperfect substitutes in production.…”

“…Apparel workers also have slightly more education, are less likely to be married, and are younger than workers in the rest of the economy. Bangladeshi apparel workers are much like apparel workers elsewhere in the world (Frederick et al 2022). These averages pool males and females, but perhaps males and females are imperfect substitutes in production.…”