Women, work, and economic growth
Subtitle: leveling the playing field
By: editors, Kalpana Kochhar, Sonali Jain-Chandra, and Monique Newiak
Contributors: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781513516103
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Employment; Economic development; Income distribution; Women
Other titles: Leveling the playing field
Description: xv, 332 pages : 23 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Gender inequality around the world; title: Gender inequality and macroeconomic performance; title: Tackling income inequality; title: Empowering women can diversify the economy; title: Tackling gender inequality in Asia ; Japan ; India ; Korea; title: Tackling gender inequality in Europe ; Unlocking female employment potential in Europe ; Hungary ; Germany; title: Tackling gender inequality in the Middle East ; Gulf Cooperation Council ; Pakistan; title: Tackling gender inequality in sub-Saharan Africa ; Gender inequality and growth in sub-Saharan Africa ; Gender gaps in financial inclusion and income inequality ; West African economic and monetary union ; Mali ; Mauritius; title: Tackling gender inequality in the western hemisphere ; Chili ; Costa Rica; title: Policies to level the playing field ; Tax and spending policies to achieve greater gender equality ; Equal laws and female labor force participation.