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(UNIFEM, 2000)
Different outcomes are related to the structure of
the economy being considered (e.g., industrialized;
semi-industrialized; agricultural and globalization)
and to the dimension of gender inequality. (e.g.,
health, education, labor market) and globalization
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T h e O u t c o m e i s F o u r
S c e n a r i o s |
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Growth and efficiency eliminates gender
inequality in the market. |
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The gender gap is higher, economic
growth is higher. |
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Manifestations of
Gender Inequality:
Gender Inequality manifests itself primarily in terms of
education
and health variables. Reducing gender inequality on
efficiency grounds.
In open economies where capital is highly mobile,
policies that successfully promote greater autonomy
for women can lead to an increase in national income
(win-win); but those that increase women’s
bargaining power in the workplace can have a
negative impact on national output (win-lose) if the
response of capital is to move to other locations.
The policy implications of this analysis are
twofold:
First, while globalization permits some dimensions
of gender inequality to continue to be addressed at
the national level (e.g., health, education), it
makes it more difficult to tackle other dimensions
of gender inequality (e.g., labor-market inequality)
at this level.
Second, more concentrated efforts are needed at the
international level to develop a harmonized
framework for labor-market equality for women. |
