- in sub-Saharan Africa work in agriculture. Furthermore, in most developing country regions, women who are employed are just as likely, or even more likely, than men to be in agriculture. The major exception is Latin America, where agriculture provides a relatively small source of female employment and women are less likely than men to work in the sector.
In most developing countries, a relatively small share of the population works for a wage, and women are less likely to do so than men (World Bank, 2007a). For rural areas, data collected by the Rural Income