Paid work, women’s empowerment and inclusive growth: transforming the structures of constraint
A recent review of econometric studies into the relationships between gender equality and economic growth distinguished between those that explored the impact of gender equality on economic growth and those that explored the impact of economic growth on gender equality. It concluded that there was persuasive evidence to suggest that gender equality in education and employment contributed to economic growth. This effect appeared to work through a combination of the impact of gender equality on overall labour productivity in the economy and its impact on children’s health and well-being within the family, and hence the productivity and well-being of the next generation of workers…
