Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil

This note studies the long-run impacts of policies aimed at fostering gender equality on economic growth in Brazil. After a brief review of gender issues in Brazil, this note describes a framework for quantifying the growth effects of gender-based...

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Main Authors:	Agénor, Pierre-Richard, Canuto, Otaviano
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADULTHOOD ANTIDISCRIMINATION CHILD CARE CHILD REARING CHILDHOOD DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATED MOTHERS EFFECTS OF GENDER EQUAL PAY EQUAL WORK FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PREFERENCE FAMILY RESOURCES FATHERS FEMALE FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALES FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER GAPS IN ACCESS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER PERSPECTIVES GIRLS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HOME HOUSEHOLD CHORES HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND ILLITERACY IMPACTS OF POLICIES INCOME INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LAWS LEVELS OF EDUCATION MALE PARTICIPATION MEDICINE NATIONAL PLAN POLICIES ON GENDER POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY ROLE OF GENDER SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SPOUSES TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS WAGE GAP WIFE WORKFORCE WORKING WOMEN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17423390/gender-equality-economic-growth-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17027

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Gender Equality and Economic Growth in Brazil

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