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Icon for www.imf.orgInternational Monetary Fund · Jul 3, 2020

Gender Inequality and Economic Growth: Evidence from Industry-Level Data

By allocating female labor to its more productive use, we hypothesize that reducing gender inequality should disproportionately benefit industries with typically higher female share in their employment relative to other industries. Specifically ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Dec 8, 2024

13 Gender Inequality Examples That Show How Women Still Aren’t Equal to Men

Kicking off this list of gender inequality examples ... We’re still dealing with it: The most recent data shows that women typically earn 82 cents for every dollar men earn.
Eco-Business · 9d

How gender inequality and climate change are interconnected

The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our times. It threatens to reverse progress on human rights and sustainable development and worsens gender inequality – posing specific risks to the ways of life,
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · 16d

How technology is widening the gender inequality gap in South Africa

As the World Bank has noted earlier, even with the current rates of improvement, full gender parity will only be reached in ... stakeholders to drive inclusive solutions – affordable data, access to affordable smartphones, targeted digital literacy ...
Georgia Today · 2h

Georgia Maintains ‘Very High’ Human Development Status Despite Inequality Gaps, Says UNDP

Below is the official press release from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), outlining Georgia’s latest Human Development Index (HDI)
Icon for www.un.orgwebtv.un.org · Oct 6, 2022

Gender equality can’t wait – we must achieve it now for current and future generations

Gender inequality has been allowed to flourish for generations. In order to counter this disturbing trend, governments must invest in the education of women and girls. While not enough by itself ...
havasunews.com · 5d

Arizona gender pay gap persists as number of high-earning women rises 38.7%

The number of high-earning women is rising, but Arizona’s gender pay gap remains wide.
Icon for www.fastcompany.comFast Company · Jan 25, 2024

gender inequality

Development aid helps to fight gender inequality. Here are 5 research-backed steps to take The benefits of empowering women extend far beyond the immediate recipients of gender-related aid ...
Icon for www.hbs.eduHarvard Business School · Feb 14, 2019

Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture

Padavic, Irene, Robin J. Ely, and Erin M. Reid. "Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture." Administrative Science Quarterly 65, no. 1 (March 2020): 61–111. (Winner ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Aug 8, 2019

How does gender inequality affect income?

Statistics show women sometimes earn less than men for doing similarly skilled work. According to the UK government, in 2022 the gender pay gap (the difference between men’s and women’s median ...
Icon for people.comPeople · Mar 21, 2020

How Having Kids Inspired Geena Davis to Do Something About Gender Inequality Onscreen

“Data was the absolute magic key because people were not aware,” Davis says. “People thought that the problem of gender inequality in kids’ entertainment had been fixed, and they weren’t ...
Sportskeeda · 4d

"A good way would be to stop teaching two-year-olds to have a gender bias"- When Geena Davis gave her bold take on gender inequality

Hollywood star Geena Davis gained fame for her roles in Thelma & Louise, A League of Their Own, and Beetlejuice. Over the years, Davis became widely respected for her efforts outside of acting.
Bloomberg · 6d

UK Stats Office Mulls Survey Change After Court Ruling on Gender

The UK’s statistics agency is considering whether it needs to change the way it collects data after a landmark Supreme Court ruling said the definition of a woman under equalities law refers to their sex assigned at birth.
Icon for phys.orgPhys.org · Apr 3, 2025

Gender role beliefs can shape desire for parenthood

The researchers analyzed survey data collected between 2020 and 2022 ... head of the Research Group Gender Inequalities and Fertility at the MPIDR. "Gender role attitudes reflect beliefs about ...
Icon for allafrica.comAllAfrica.com · 27d

Gender Inequality and Wage Discrimination Impact Negatively on GDP – Warns Academia

Delegates at the G20 second Employment Working Group (EWG) were told that many countries were performing below par because of gender inequality and discriminatory wage polices. Addressing the ...
iBerkshires.com · 12d

Lecture at Lenox Library to Examine Race and Gender Inequality in Service Industries

The Lenox Library will conclude its 2024-2025 Distinguished Lecture Series on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. with a presentation by Francisca Oyogoa, Assistant
IPPMEDIA · 13d

Labor market report reveals persistent gender gaps

The report emphasizes the need to facilitate the transition from informal to formal employment, particularly for women. A new report by Tanzania's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) in Zanzibar has revealed significant gender disparities in the country's labor market.
Icon for www.independent.co.ukThe Independent · 26d

Three times more Davids than Sarahs: Staggering level of gender inequality exposed ahead of local elections

There are more than three times as many local election candidates named David as there are Sarahs, shock new figures laying bare the level of gender inequality ... of candidate data, in ...
Icon for www.stylist.co.ukStylist · Feb 27, 2019

Meet the women using the internet to fight gender inequality all over the world

Here, we celebrate the women using tech to advance gender equality around the world ... We and our 53 partners store and access personal data, like browsing data or unique identifiers, on your ...
Business Wire India · 7d

Report on “Income Inequality: Labour Markets in India”

The study ‘ Income Inequality and Labour Markets in India’, prepared by the Institute for Competitiveness, was released on April 29, 2025. It is an update on ‘The State of Inequality in India Study', which was released by Dr Bibek Debroy (EAC-PM) in 2022.
Icon for www.jstor.orgJSTOR Daily · May 27, 2017

Gender Inequality and Intimate Partner Violence among Women in Moshi, Tanzania

Conclusions: Gender inequality within sexual unions is associated with intimate partner violence. Policies and programs that discourage men from blaming women for infertility, promote monogamous unions and expand access to education for women may reduce ...
Icon for www.jstor.orgJSTOR Daily · Mar 24, 2023

A REGRESSION-BASED SHAPLEY DECOMPOSITION FOR INEQUALITY MEASURES

and Ponthieux, S. (2010). Child-related career interruptions and the gender wage gap in france. Annals of Economics and Statistics, (99-100):15–46. Morduch, J. and Sicular, T. (2002). Rethinking inequality decomposition, with evidence from rural china.
Icon for www.imf.orgInternational Monetary Fund · Jun 8, 2016

Inequality, Gender Gaps and Economic Growth: Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa

A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that inequality—income or gender related—can impede economic growth. Using dynamic panel regressions and new time series data, this paper finds that both income and gender inequalities, including from legal ...