Gender Differences in Self-employment Across Sectors in the Philippines Before and During the Pandemic

Date

6-2024

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Luisito C. Abueg

Committee Member

Gideon P. Carnaje, Maria Angeles O. Catelo

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public and to those bound by the confidentiality agreement. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser.

Abstract

This study analyzed the gender differences in self-employment across sectors before and during the pandemic. Using the Philippine Labor Force Survey microdata in April 2019 and April 2020, the likelihood of self-employment was analyzed based on demographic, socio-economic, and geographical factors through binary logistic regression.

The logistic analysis of self-employment reveled that workers in the Agriculture and Service sectors have higher odds of being self-employed than those in the Industry sector. The agriculture sector has twice the odds of the Service sector, with the former having higher odds while the latter has lower odds of the Service sector, with the former having higher odds of being self-employed than males, which has slightly increased during the pandemic. Despite the non-significance of the vocational training and underemployment indicators before the pandemic, these factors become significant during the pandemic.

The logistic regression analyses of male and female self-employment in each sector revealed that the likelihood of self-employment increases for older individuals. Members of larger households in the Agriculture and Service sectors have a lower likelihood of being self-employed. Educational attainment is more significant in the Service sector than in the Agriculture and Industry sectors and lowers the likelihood of being self-employed across the sectors. In agriculture, underemployed males are less likely to be self-employed. In the industry sector, females with vocational training are more likely to be self-employed. In the Service sector, males who are first-time workers are less likely to be self-employed before and during the pandemic, while females are less likely only before the pandemic. The likelihood of self-employment is lower for males and females residing in urban areas and lockdown regions. Future studies could examine the gender differences in self-employment after the pandemic and explore other factors influencing self-employment across sectors.

Language

English

LC Subject

Sex differences, Self employment, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2024 E2 M86

Document Type

Thesis

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