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Catalyst for Change »
Source: Catalyst for Change : Empowering Women and Tackling Income Inequality
Volume/Issue: 2015/20
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s): Christian Gonzales , Sonali Jain-Chandra , Kalpana Kochhar , Monique Newiak , and Tlek Zeinullayev
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513533384
Keywords: Income inequality, Women, Income distribution, Gender, Labor force participation, female labor force participation, gender equity, inequality, gender inequality, labor force
This study shows empirically that gender inequality and income inequality are strongly interlinked, even after controlling for standard drivers of income inequality. The study analyzes gender inequality by using an...
Chapter 9A. Gender Inequality and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
Income inequality and gender inequality remain high in sub-Saharan Africa. Income inequality has changed little and remains the second highest in the world behind Latin America and the Caribbean region (Figu...
Chapter 9B. Gender Gaps in Financial Inclusion and Income Inequality »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
One aspect of gender inequality that may increase income inequality is the gender gap in financial inclusion. An analysis of the relationship between the two concepts is particularly relevant for sub-Saharan...
Chapter 3. Gender Inequality and Macroeconomic Performance »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
Economists have extensively studied and discussed the existence, origins, and importance of several types of gender gaps, including in wages, labor force participation, presence in certain occupations, acces...
Chapter 2. Gender Inequality around the World »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
There have been tremendous advances in the elimination of gender inequities around the world, but various challenges remain. Female labor force participation has been rising in many regions; female literacy...
Chapter 6. Tackling Gender Inequality in Asia »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
A. JAPAN Chad Steinbe...
Chapter 7. Tackling Gender Inequality in Europe »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
7A. UNLOCKING FEMALE EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL IN EUROPE...
Chapter 9. Tackling Gender Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
9A. GENDER INEQUALITY AND GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA...
Chapter 8. Tackling Gender Inequality in the Middle East »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
8A. GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL...
Chapter 10. Tackling Gender Inequality in the Western Hemisphere »
Source: Women, Work, and Economic Growth : Leveling the Playing Field
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 2017
ISBN: 9781513516103
Keywords: women, work, economy, gender inequality
A. CHILE Lusine Lusin...