Trends in Gender Equality and Women’s Advancement

By Janet Gale Stotsky, Sakina Shibuya, Lisa L Kolovich, Suhaib Kebhaj

February 10, 2016

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Janet Gale Stotsky, Sakina Shibuya, Lisa L Kolovich, and Suhaib Kebhaj. Trends in Gender Equality and Women’s Advancement, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed September 20, 2024

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Summary

This paper examines trends in indicators of gender equality and women’s development, using evidence derived from individual indicators and gender equality indices. We extend both the United Nations Development Program’s Gender Development Index and Gender Inequality Index to examine time trends. In recent decades, the world has moved closer to gender equality and narrowed gaps in education, health, and economic and political opportunity; however, substantial differences remain, especially in South Asia, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. The results suggest countries can make meaningful improvements in gender equality, even while significant income differences between countries remain.

Subject: Education, Gender, Gender inequality, Health, Labor, Labor force participation, Women

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Economics of gender, GDI value, Gender equality indices, Gender indicators, Gender inequality, Geometric mean, Income variable, Indices, Labor force, Labor force participation, LIDC country grouping, Life expectancy, Middle East and Central Asia, Min indicator value, Mortality ratio, Participation ratio, Standard of living, Sub-Saharan Africa, Time series, UNDP's GDI, Value-min indicator valuemax indicator value, Women, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

62
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2016/021
Stock No:

WPIEA2016021
ISBN:

9781475592955
ISSN:

1018-5941

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