Share of women in wage employment in the nonagricultural sector (% of total nonagricultural employment)

Provider: World Bank
Source URL: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.INSV.FE.ZS
Catalog: Yearly from 1990 to 2013
Localized to: English
Tags: by-country.
Description:
Share of women in wage employment in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in wage employment in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-Q (ISIC revision 3).

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