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Katrin Elborgh-Woytek, Monique Newiak, Kalpana Kochhar, Stefania Fabrizio, Kangni R Kpodar, Philippe Wingender, Benedict J. Clements, and Gerd Schwartz. Women, Work, and the Economy: Macroeconomic Gains from Gender Equity, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2013) accessed December 4, 2024

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Summary

The proposed SDN discusses the specific macro-critical aspects of women’s participation in the labor market and the constraints that prevent women from developing their full economic potential. Building on earlier Fund analysis, work undertaken by other organizations and academic research, the SDN presents possible policies to overcome these obstacles in different types of countries.

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

Keywords: Child care, Earnings, Earnings difference, East Africa, Employment, Employment status, Enterprise, Female labor force participation, Fiscal policy, Gains from gender equity, Gains from gender EquityWomen, Gender diversity, Gender EquityWomen, Gender gaps, Gender inequality, Global, Household work, Labor force, Labor force participation, Labor markets, Macroeconomic gain, Macroeconomics of gender equity, Market work, Middle East, North Africa, OECD country, Parental leave, Per capita income, SDN, South Asia, Tax liability, Women, Work arrangement

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    41

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  • Series:

    Staff Discussion Notes No. 2013/010

  • Stock No:

    SDNEA2013010

  • ISBN:

    9781475566567

  • ISSN:

    2617-6750

Notes

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Executive summary also available in French.