Gender, Poverty and Demography

Much has been written on gender inequality and how it affects fertility and mortality outcomes as well as economic outcomes. What is not well understood is the role of gender inequality, embedded in the behavior of the family, the market, and society, in mediating the impact of demographic processes...

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Main Authors:	Buvinic, Mayra, Gupta, Monica Da, Casabonne, Ursula
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	adult mortality armed conflict child mortality demographic change dependency ratios economic growth elderly equality of opportunity fertility gender differentials gender equality gender inequalities gender inequality human capital labor force low fertility mortality premature adult mortality role of gender working-age population
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4506

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spelling	okr-10986-45062021-04-23T14:02:18Z Gender, Poverty and Demography Buvinic, Mayra Gupta, Monica Da Casabonne, Ursula adult mortality armed conflict child mortality demographic change dependency ratios economic growth elderly equality of opportunity fertility gender differentials gender equality gender inequalities gender inequality human capital labor force low fertility mortality premature adult mortality role of gender working-age population Much has been written on gender inequality and how it affects fertility and mortality outcomes as well as economic outcomes. What is not well understood is the role of gender inequality, embedded in the behavior of the family, the market, and society, in mediating the impact of demographic processes on economic outcomes. This article reviews the empirical evidence on the possible economic impacts of gender inequalities that work by exacerbating demographic stresses associated with different demographic scenarios and reducing the prospects of gains when demographic conditions improve. It defines four demographic scenarios and discusses which public policies are more effective in each scenario in reducing the constraints that gender inequality imposes on poverty reduction 2012-03-30T07:12:38Z 2012-03-30T07:12:38Z 2009-11-30 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4506 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Journal Article Africa East Asia and Pacific Latin America & Caribbean
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topic	adult mortality armed conflict child mortality demographic change dependency ratios economic growth elderly equality of opportunity fertility gender differentials gender equality gender inequalities gender inequality human capital labor force low fertility mortality premature adult mortality role of gender working-age population
spellingShingle	adult mortality armed conflict child mortality demographic change dependency ratios economic growth elderly equality of opportunity fertility gender differentials gender equality gender inequalities gender inequality human capital labor force low fertility mortality premature adult mortality role of gender working-age population Buvinic, Mayra Gupta, Monica Da Casabonne, Ursula Gender, Poverty and Demography
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description	Much has been written on gender inequality and how it affects fertility and mortality outcomes as well as economic outcomes. What is not well understood is the role of gender inequality, embedded in the behavior of the family, the market, and society, in mediating the impact of demographic processes on economic outcomes. This article reviews the empirical evidence on the possible economic impacts of gender inequalities that work by exacerbating demographic stresses associated with different demographic scenarios and reducing the prospects of gains when demographic conditions improve. It defines four demographic scenarios and discusses which public policies are more effective in each scenario in reducing the constraints that gender inequality imposes on poverty reduction
format	Journal Article
author	Buvinic, Mayra Gupta, Monica Da Casabonne, Ursula
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title	Gender, Poverty and Demography
title_short	Gender, Poverty and Demography
title_full	Gender, Poverty and Demography
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Gender, Poverty and Demography

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