The P.O.W.E.R Model’s Impact on Women’s Paid Work Participation in Uganda

The P.O.W.E.R Model’s Impact on Women’s Paid Work Participation in Uganda

Uganda’s labour market is skewed, with more men than women participating in employment. Most women who work are in the informal sector, characterised by various vulnerabilities (low seasonal pay, no social protection). The heavy burden of unpaid care and domestic work due to deep-rooted, often undefined gender and social norms are partly to blame for women’s low participation in paid employment and the implemented government programmes. This policy brief highlights findings from a socio-ecological intervention that can change this outlook.

Findings reveal that a systematic and sequential implementation of individual/household (P.O) plus community-level (W.E.R) interventions can increase women’s participation in paid work activities by 35 minutes more than in the control group. While not a significant increase, it is in the right direction. For policy to sustainably increase women’s participation in paid work, the Government and partners must implement holistic interventions that tackle mindset and behavioural change around gender and social norms that impede women from participating meaningfully in the world of work.

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