Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth

Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth

Narrowing the gender gap is critical to sustainable and inclusive growth. This brief discusses how moving toward gender equality can improve female labor force participation, human capital, and total factor productivity, leading to higher economic...

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Main Authors: Devadas, Sharmila, Kim, Young Eun
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
GENDER GAP
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
GENDER EQUALITY
INEQUALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715581603808797444/Exploring-the-Potential-of-Gender-Parity-to-Promote-Economic-Growth
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spelling okr-10986-346982021-05-25T10:54:41Z Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth Devadas, Sharmila Kim, Young Eun GENDER GAP ECONOMIC GROWTH FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER EQUALITY INEQUALITY Narrowing the gender gap is critical to sustainable and inclusive growth. This brief discusses how moving toward gender equality can improve female labor force participation, human capital, and total factor productivity, leading to higher economic growth. The analysis simulates the cross-country impact of increasing female labor force participation and education on GDP growth for the next three decades. In practice, achieving substantial gains in gender equality across generations will require sustained efforts to reset gender norms, starting with the young, and to increase women's economic participation and voice in society in areas of influence. 2020-10-29T16:29:10Z 2020-10-29T16:29:10Z 2020-10-27 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715581603808797444/Exploring-the-Potential-of-Gender-Parity-to-Promote-Economic-Growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34698 English Research and Policy Brief;No. 39 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Malaysia
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topic GENDER GAP
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
GENDER EQUALITY
INEQUALITY
spellingShingle GENDER GAP
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
GENDER EQUALITY
INEQUALITY
Devadas, Sharmila
Kim, Young Eun
Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Malaysia
relation Research and Policy Brief;No. 39
description Narrowing the gender gap is critical to sustainable and inclusive growth. This brief discusses how moving toward gender equality can improve female labor force participation, human capital, and total factor productivity, leading to higher economic growth. The analysis simulates the cross-country impact of increasing female labor force participation and education on GDP growth for the next three decades. In practice, achieving substantial gains in gender equality across generations will require sustained efforts to reset gender norms, starting with the young, and to increase women's economic participation and voice in society in areas of influence.
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author Devadas, Sharmila
Kim, Young Eun
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Kim, Young Eun
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title Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth
title_short Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth
title_full Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth
title_fullStr Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the Potential of Gender Parity to Promote Economic Growth
title_sort exploring the potential of gender parity to promote economic growth
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715581603808797444/Exploring-the-Potential-of-Gender-Parity-to-Promote-Economic-Growth
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