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Trends in Gender Equality and Women’s Advancement
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Ms. Janet Gale Stotsky
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Sakina Shibuya
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Ms. Lisa L Kolovich
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Suhaib Kebhaj
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2016: Issue 021
Language:
English
Publication Date:
10 Feb 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475592955.001
ISBN:
9781475592955
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
62
Keywords:
WP; life expectancy; labor force; time series; Economics of gender; gender indicators; indices; UNDP's GDI; min indicator value; gender equality indices; standard of living; income variable; GDI value; mortality ratio; value-min indicator valuemax indicator value; participation ratio; LIDC country grouping; geometric mean; Women; Gender inequality; Labor force participation; Middle East and Central Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and Pacific
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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.
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