
Catalyst for Change : Empowering Women and Tackling Income Inequality »
Journal Issue
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
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513533384.006
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...