Demographic Dividends, Gender Equality, and Economic Growth: The Case of Cabo Verde

August 9, 2016

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Heloisa Marone. Demographic Dividends, Gender Equality, and Economic Growth: The Case of Cabo Verde, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed September 19, 2024

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Summary

This study analyzes Cabo Verde’s demographic transition from the perspective of gender equality. As the pace of the demographic transition slows, promoting gender equality and increasing women’s labor force participation will be progressively more important in enhancing otherwise slow-growth dynamics, reducing poverty, and improving the lives of all, women and men. The study investigates gender gaps in the labor market participation rate, employment conditions, and the use of time dedicated to unpaid work. It also discusses policy options to decrease the time women spend on unpaid work, enhance their employability, and enable them to secure employment. Overall, this study contributes to the debate on how better to manage the potential dividends resulting from demographic transitions on the still young but rapidly aging African continent.

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

Keywords: Africa, Age group, Categories places Cabo Verde, Demographics, Development, Economic Growth, Employment, Employment figure, Gender Equality, Gender inequality, Labor force, Labor force, Labor force participation, MDG report, Unpaid work, Women, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

25
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Working Paper No. 2016/169
Stock No:

WPIEA2016169
ISBN:

9781475524246
ISSN:

1018-5941

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