Gender diversity, productivity, and wages in private Egyptian firms

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2022
Volume: 54
Issue: 38
Pages: 4433-4448

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Womenʻs employment is not evenly distributed across sectors and firms and this variance in gender diversity can impact firmsʻ productivity and wages in both positive and negative ways according to theory. Using new economic census data from Egypt, this paper explores the relationship between gender diversity, productivity, and wages. Our first finding is that gender diversity is positively associated with productivity and wages in the knowledge-intensive service sector. Our second finding is that there is a negative or no association between gender diversity and productivity and wages among less knowledge-intensive service and both high- and low-tech manufacturing firms. These relationships are robust across different industry classifications and measures of diversity.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:54:y:2022:i:38:p:4433-4448
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25