Impact Evaluation of Gender Sensitive intervention to improve women’s labor market outcomes in Kenya

Last registered on March 15, 2023

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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title

Impact Evaluation of Gender Sensitive intervention to improve women’s labor market outcomes in Kenya

RCT ID

AEARCTR-0007166

Initial registration date

March 27, 2021

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published

March 29, 2021, 11:01 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated

March 15, 2023, 4:09 PM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country

Kenya

Region

Primary Investigator

Name

Maria Laura Alzua

Affiliation

CEDLAS-Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status

In development

Start date

2021-04-19

End date

2024-03-31

Keywords

Behavior, Education, Gender, Labor

Additional Keywords

JEL code(s)

Secondary IDs

Prior work

This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.

Abstract

This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of measures to support young women making the transition from school to work in Kenya, and to provide scalable recommendations to address the barriers they face, on both the supply and demand sides. Specifically, the intervention proposed for evaluation is a course that provides soft skills training, information, and motivation to women about the opportunities and possibilities for women entering the labor market. The intervention aims at improving women’s labor market outcomes.
The project will generate new evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions to address gender gaps in labour market participation and gender-based employment segregation in the context of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in Kenya. Our research method employs a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the impact of the intervention.

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Registration Citation

Citation

Alzua, Maria Laura. 2023. "Impact Evaluation of Gender Sensitive intervention to improve women’s labor market outcomes in Kenya." AEA RCT Registry. March 15. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.7166-2.0

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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)

Our research method employs a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the impact of the gender-sensitive soft-skills training to improve labour market, empowerment, and well-being outcomes for young women. This will be done in the context of four Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs implemented by four TVET centers operating under the Kenyan Ministry of Education

Intervention Start Date

2022-10-03

Intervention End Date

2022-10-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)

Employment

Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Improvement vis-à-vis control group in graduate’s labour market participation:
o Number of women graduates that are employed, 12 months after graduation
o Average income of women graduates, 12 months after graduation
o Index of job satisfaction among women graduates, 12 months after graduation

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)

Women's empowerment outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

• Improvements vis-à-vis control group in women’s empowerment
o Improvement in women’s attitude and perceptions about gender-job stereotypes, 12 months after graduation
o Greater participation by women graduates in household decision-making, 12 months after graduation
o Improvement in women’s non-cognitive skills, such as self-efficacy and locus on control.
o Improvements in women’s empowerment

Experimental Design

• Treatment: gender-sensitive soft-skills training
o Beyond the usual skills training delivered in the centers, students in classes assigned to the Treatment group will also receive a 1-hour video lesson every week for ten consecutive weeks towards the end of their TVET training. The class teacher will show the video to the students and facilitate a guided discussion.

o The lessons will address women’s challenges and constraints in the Kenyan labor market and work environment. We also intend for the final lesson of the course to feature successful role models who managed to make breakthrough in their career and whose experiences can empower other women living in similar conditions.

• Control arm: no treatment
o Subjects in this group will undergo TVET training as usual, without the addition of the gender-sensitive soft-skills lessons.

Experimental Design Details

Randomization Method

Randomization done in office by a computer.

Randomization Unit

Classes

Was the treatment clustered?

Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters

Considering attrition, we will work with a final sample of 6450 candidates in 94 classes.

Sample size: planned number of observations

6450 candidates

Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms

We will assign 50 percent of the clusters to the treatment group and the remaining 50 percent to a control group

Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)

Based on our calculations, this sample of 6450 candidates in 94 classes will enable us to detect an 8 PP increase in labor market participation (in line with what is expected in the literature) with an 80% power at a 0.05 significance level.

Supporting Documents and Materials

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