Impact of Gender Inequality on Economic Growth in the Arab Region (original) (raw)

Effect of Gender Inequality on Economic Growth (Case of

2016

This paper has been discussed the differences in education and labor force participation rate between male and female in Pakistan. The importance of education and employment opportunities for women in Pakistan is briefly explained. Four independent variables are used, i.e. LFPM (labor force participation rate of male age 15+), LFPF (labor force participation rate of female age 15+), GPI (gender parity index) and OP (openness of trade, exports and imports). The dependent variable is GDP growth and for the Relationship between Gender Inequality and Economic Growth time series secondary data from period 1980-2009 is used. The affect of gender inequality in education and employment on economic growth is found through multiple linear regression. All the results and estimations are analyzed in chapter four, which shows a positive relationship between economic growth and gender equality in education and employment. All the independent variables has a positive impact on GDP growth which mea...

EFFECT OF GENDER INEQUALITY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH (Case of Pakistan)

This paper has been discussed the differences in education and labor force participation rate between male and female in Pakistan. The importance of education and employment opportunities for women in Pakistan is briefly explained. Four independent variables are used, i.e. LFPM (labor force participation rate of male age 15+), LFPF (labor force participation rate of female age 15+), GPI (gender parity index) and OP (openness of trade, exports and imports). The dependent variable is GDP growth and for the Relationship between Gender Inequality and Economic Growth time series secondary data from period 1980-2009 is used. The affect of gender inequality in education and employment on economic growth is found through multiple linear regression. All the results and estimations are analyzed in chapter four, which shows a positive relationship between economic growth and gender equality in education and employment. All the independent variables has a positive impact on GDP growth which means that if the gender inequality is reduced than there will be increase in GDP growth of Pakistan in long run.

Gender Inequality And Its Impact On Economy – A Case Study Muslim Countries

Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies

There is an immense need for muslim countries to recognize the importance of women especially in education and their well-being in order to establish a prosperous society from economic perspective. A cross-section data of 1forty-nine muslim countries was analyzed along with theoretical and empirical explanation of few outlier muslim countries who were economically robust but paradoxically showed low gender-equality profile. The results in few cases showed very different results than expected however those cases in general belonged to oil-rich countries, where their strong economy stands only on the export of oil and its derivatives. The extreme case of Qatar, which has a big per-capita income however its gender inequality profile was comparable to Pakistan, whose per-capita income was only three percent as that of Qatar. Moreover, Saudi Arab’s per capita income is ten times more as that of Pakistan but its gender equality profile much less than Pakistan’s. Apart from these few cases...

Gender Inequality and Economic Growth: A Time Series Analysis for Pakistan

This paper attempts to analyze the impact of gender inequality on economic growth of Pakistan. An annual time series data for the period of 1972-2009 has been used in this study. We have regressed growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita on labour force growth, investment, trade openness and a composite index of gender inequality. The results reveal that labour force growth, investment and trade openness have statistically significant and positive impact whereas gender inequality has a significant and negative effect on economic growth of Pakistan.

Reviewing the Links between Gender Inequality and Economic Growth

Notwithstanding the fact that over half of the population in developing economies are women, less than 20% are in the workforce. Hence, a lot of untapped resources are lying idle despite being an effective engine of growth for developing economies. This paper gives a critical review of the connection between economic growth and gender inequality. From the reviewed literature, we can conclude that the magnitudinal effect on growth depends on the proxy for gender inequality used as well as the stage of economic development in a country. One important observation made in this paper is that the role of educational gender equality is highly substantial in achieving higher growth levels. Invariably, the benefits of gender equality are maximized if female education is complemented with equal opportunities in labour market participation. With the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is anticipated that better technical and implementation strategies would be put in place to help in the realization of goals; hence, ultimately leading to development across the globe. When reliable gender inequality data becomes available, an empirical study is worth conducting to ascertain the extent to which gender asymmetry impacts economic growth and vice versa. KEYWORDS: Gender equality, Growth, Gender Kuznets Curve, Sustainable Development Goals