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  "title": "Chart of the Week: More Women, More Growth",
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      "content": "- Publication: iMFdirect\n- Date: March 6, 2017\n- Context: International Women’s Day and the United States’ February jobs report are both coming up the week of publication.\n- Purpose: Focus on women and work, and the potential economic gains from leveling the playing field for women seeking employment."
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      "heading": "Barriers to female employment (as described)",
      "content": "- Legal hurdles that restrict women's participation in the labor market.\n- Disincentives such as lower wages for women.\n- Child care responsibilities and related constraints on labor market entry."
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      "heading": "Policy measures to boost female labor participation (as described)",
      "content": "- Invest in girls’ education.\n- Ease women’s entry into the labor market.\n- Provide child care.\n- Offer maternity leave benefits.\n- Implement a fairer tax system that supports female participation."
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      "content": "- Leveling the playing field for women seeking employment could bring significant benefits.\n- Investing in education and lowering entry barriers supports economic empowerment for women.\n- Policies that reduce care burdens and improve labor market incentives help boost female labor participation.\n- The source frames these points as the economic case for gender equality.\n\nSource: Chart of the Week: More Women, More Growth (iMFdirect, March 6, 2017).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Staff Discussion Note\n  - Staff Discussion Note (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Staff Discussion Note (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\n References\n\n- Speech\n- Infographic\n- Finance & Development\n- gender research\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2017/03/06/chart-of-the-week-more-women-more-growth"
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    "Authors: iMFdirect",
    "Published: March 6, 2017",
    "Publication: iMFdirect",
    "Date: March 6, 2017",
    "Context: International Women’s Day and the United States’ February jobs report are both coming up the week of publication.",
    "Purpose: Focus on women and work, and the potential economic gains from leveling the playing field for women seeking employment.",
    "Legal hurdles that restrict women's participation in the labor market.",
    "Disincentives such as lower wages for women.",
    "Child care responsibilities and related constraints on labor market entry.",
    "Invest in girls’ education.",
    "Ease women’s entry into the labor market.",
    "Provide child care.",
    "Offer maternity leave benefits.",
    "Implement a fairer tax system that supports female participation.",
    "Leveling the playing field for women seeking employment could bring significant benefits.",
    "Investing in education and lowering entry barriers supports economic empowerment for women.",
    "Policies that reduce care burdens and improve labor market incentives help boost female labor participation.",
    "The source frames these points as the economic case for gender equality.",
    "**Staff Discussion Note**",
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    "[Finance & Development](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2017/03/index.htm)",
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