Gender Inequality and
Economic Growth
About
Reducing gender inequality is an important issues in development process of a country. One of the main arguements to support gender equality is that: gender equality leads to increase in women labour market particpation and therefore promote the economic growth as a whole.
We will look into the above argument through 8 countries - Azerbaijan, Angola, Bhutan, China, the Philippines, Sudan, Taiwan and Tanzania.
Our investigation on this argument aims at:
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Illustrate the sitatution and causes of gender inequality in the 8 countries
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Analyze how gender inequality leads to the situation of women in terms of their participation and opportunity in the market
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Evaluate the relationship between the situation of women labour market participation and the economy of the countries
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Draw conclusion on how gender inequality impacts the economy of the countries
What is gender inequality?
According to the UNICEF, gender equality is concerned under 'the human right principle of equality and non-discrimination' to 'promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social and economic
development of their communities.'
(UNICEF, 2010)
Gender inequality is generated from the patriarchy culture in human society. Under patriarchy culture, male dominate the power in family, workplace and society. Women's status and desire are being suppressed or neglected.
Labour market participation
Indicator of economic growth
We will assess female's labour market participation mainly in two dimensions:
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We will take a look at the employment rate of female to evaluate women's accessibility to join the labour market.
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We will also overview women's participation in different sectors, including the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
Although ecomic growth can be count in different aspects, in this site, we will use GDP as the main indicator of economic growth as it can shows the difference in terms of income annually.
Reference
UNICEF. (2010, December 29). About gender equality and UNICEF. Retrieved November 18, 2013, from UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/gender/gender_57317.html
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